CLASS 1950 - CLASSICS CAPSTONE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to encompass, evaluate, and interpret evidence from the ancient world that is commonly left behind in surveys of canonical or traditional works: legal inscriptions, epitaphs, papyri fragments, curse tablets, graffiti, and even human remains are all detritus left behind by the cultures of the Mediterranean, and while they constitute a considerable portion of the ancient evidentiary corpus. We will engage with these "extra-canonical" bodies of evidence through rigorous application of interdisciplinary methodologies in order to complicate our view of the ancient world. Study of these ancient witnesses will reveal the ancient Mediterranean as a vibrant, transcultural, and transchronological environment, filled with the lived experience of more than just the male elite whose works frequently compose literary and cultural histories. The course is meant to serve as a "capstone" applicable for all Classics majors and minors.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Attributes: DSAS Cross-Cult. Awareness General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req.

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