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ATS2083 - Bread and circuses: Performing identity in Greco-Roman cultures

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Centre for Ancient Cultures

Coordinator(s)

Dr Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides

Offered

Clayton

Second semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Online)

Synopsis

The unit examines the cultural experiences of the Greeks and the Romans from the emergence of the Greek tribes to the creation of the Roman Empire through their literature. Students will examine themes including: war and peace, violence and the games, science and knowledge, politics and litigation, love and sex, death and the Afterlife, through a study of lyric poetry (Horace), elegy (Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid), historical writings and biography (Livy, Tacitus, Plutarch, Suetonius), philosophy (Cicero, Seneca), comedy (Plautus, Terence), legal and political writings and magical tracts. All texts will be studied in translation.

Outcomes

Study the literary genres of ancient Greece and Rome and their conventions;
Study the evolution of Greek and Roman literature in relation to contemporary socio-political changes;
Learn the ways in which literature portrays ideas about ancient identities and their relation to the Others;
Become familiar with the Greek/Hellenistic influences on Roman literature;
Develop critical thinking and particular research skills to investigate the primary and secondary sources with regard to the above.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Ancient cultures