CLASS 1180 - GODDESSES & GLADIATORS: THE ANCIENT WORLD ON SCREEN

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course investigates representations of ancient Mediterranean history and culture in modern media, considering a wide variety of historical topics, to explore ancient and modern identity and citizenship, religion and philosophy, gender and sexuality, and politics and public morality. Modern media has shaped our perception of who the ancients are, including what they represent for a modern audience, but it does not always accurately reflect who the ancients were in the historical past. In this course, we'll figure out the difference, analyzing both ancient and modern societies and cultures and asking what elements of the ancient world modern people find most fascinating and why. How do we script our past?
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade

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