The influence of Roman civilization is still being felt today in such diverse areas as law, architecture, language and religion. In this course, students will gain a deeper understanding of the culture and society of ancient Rome. All readings will be in English. GEC arts and humanities cultures and ideas course. B.C. Both the nature of the hero and the function of epic underwent profound changes.
All readings are in English.
In this course we will explore the various institutions and strategies by which the elite male Roman came to know himself as such. Normative masculine identity is constructed by way of perpetual reference to other possibilities. Hence, we will examine subordinate social figures such as women, foreigners and slaves in order to better understand the positions against which Roman men defined themselves. This course will explore issues of ethnicity in the United States through an analysis of Greek-American society. We will read Greek immigrant diaries, autobiographies, fiction and poetry, as well as historical, sociological and anthopological analyses of Greek America.