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CLASSICS 2G: Beginning Greek

Continuation of CLASSICS 1G. Vocabulary and syntax of the classical language.
Terms: Win | Units: 5
Instructors: ; McCall, M. (PI)

CLASSICS 2L: Beginning Latin

(Formerly CLASSLAT 2.) Vocabulary and syntax of the classical language. Prerequisite: CLASSICS 1L or equivalent placement.
Terms: Win | Units: 5
Instructors: ; Ten-Hove, L. (PI)

CLASSICS 12G: Intermediate Greek: Tragedy: Sophocles

In this course, we will read one of Sophocles' greatest tragedies, Electra, a gripping play that challenges the audience to consider profound questions of revenge and (in)justice: is Electra's and her brother Orestes' matricide of Clytaemnestra justified because Clytaemnestra murdered her husband Agamemnon, father to Electra and Orestes? Is nature (phusis) stronger than law (nomos)? Of the three tragedians' respective treatments of this famous tale from Greek mythology (i.e., Aeschylus' Choephoroi, Euripides' Electra) Sophocles' play is arguably the most enigmatic, offering many different interpretations. Reading a tragedy in the original Greek is one of the greatest experiences a student of the language will ever have, and Sophocles' Elektra is a superb introduction to the extraordinary genre of Greek tragedy. Classics majors and minors must take the course for a letter grade. It may be repeated for credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: Language | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Tennant, J. (PI)

CLASSICS 12L: Intermediate Latin: Cicero

The year is 56 BCE. An ambassador from Egypt has been assassinated in Rome. The chief suspect? Marcus Caelius Rufus, a young man with a checkered past and complicated relationships with many of Rome's power players - not least the infamous Clodii siblings. In this course, we will read Cicero's defense of Caelius alongside selected letters, historical records, and even poems providing context for the trial. Major themes for discussion will include gender and power, structures of criminal justice, and the politics of public and private life for the elite of the Late Roman Republic. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. Classics majors and minors may repeat for degree credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: Language | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Ten-Hove, L. (PI)

CLASSICS 16N: Sappho: Erotic Poetess of Lesbos (FEMGEN 24N)

Preference to freshmen. Sappho's surviving fragments in English; traditions referring to or fantasizing about her disputed life. How her poetry and legend inspired women authors and male poets such as Swinburne, Baudelaire, and Pound. Paintings inspired by Sappho in ancient and modern times, and composers who put her poetry to music.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-CE, WAY-EDP
Instructors: ; Peponi, A. (PI)

CLASSICS 21Q: Eight Great Archaeological Sites in Europe (ARCHLGY 21Q)

Preference to sophomores. Focus is on excavation, features and finds, arguments over interpretation, and the place of each site in understanding the archaeological history of Europe. Goal is to introduce the latest archaeological and anthropological thought, and raise key questions about ancient society. The archaeological perspective foregrounds interdisciplinary study: geophysics articulated with art history, source criticism with analytic modeling, statistics interpretation. A web site with resources about each site, including plans, photographs, video, and publications, is the basis for exploring.
Terms: Win, Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, Writing 2
Instructors: ; Shanks, M. (PI)

CLASSICS 31: Greek Mythology

The heroic and divine in the literature, mythology, and culture of archaic Greece. Interdisciplinary approach to the study of individuals and society. Illustrated lectures. Readings in translation of Homer, Hesiod, and the poets of lyric and tragedy. Weekly participation in a discussion section is required during regular academic quarters (Aut, Win, Spr)
Terms: Win, Sum | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors: ; Martin, R. (PI)

CLASSICS 83: The Greeks (HISTORY 101)

250 years ago, for almost the first time in history, a few societies rejected kings who claimed to know what the gods wanted and began moving toward democracy. Only once before had this happened--in ancient Greece. This course asks how the Greeks did this, and what they can teach us today. It uses texts and archaeology to trace the material and military sides of the story as well as cultural developments, and looks at Greek slavery and misogyny as well as their achievements. Weekly participation in a discussion section is required.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
Instructors: ; Morris, I. (PI)

CLASSICS 102G: Advanced Greek: Plato's Timaeus and Critias

The story of Atlantis ? the ancient but highly advanced civilization supposedly lost beneath the Atlantic Ocean ? is far from a typical Greek myth. Atlantis is a work of political allegory, derived not from tradition but from a single source: Plato's Timaeus-Critias. We will read selections of these two dialogues in Greek, focusing on the understanding of philosophical prose. While the primary goal of this class is to build fluency with Plato's syntax and vocabulary, readings will also serve as points of entry into the discussion of Plato's political and natural philosophy; imagined geographies in ancient literature; questions of genre, fiction, myth and pseudohistory; and the reception of Atlantis in later contexts. Classics majors and minors must take course for letter grade. Classics majors and minors may repeat for credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: Language | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Walsh, V. (PI)

CLASSICS 102L: Advanced Latin: Lucretius (De Rerum Natura)

In this course we will read Book 3 of one of the most compelling works of ancient philosophy: Lucretius' De Rerum Natura ("On the Nature of Things"). The poem is a detailed exposition of the physical theory of Epicurus, an extreme materialism (and precursor to modern atomic theory) intended in significant part to remove the fear of death. Book 3 is considered by many to be the finest of the entire poem, for Lucretius offers here a response to the fact of human mortality that is nothing short of ennobling and liberating. Classics majors and minors must take the course for a letter grade. It may be repeated for degree credit with advance approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: Language, WAY-A-II | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Tennant, J. (PI)

CLASSICS 104A: Latin Syntax I (CLASSICS 204A)

Intensive review of Latin syntax. See CLASSICS 206A/B for supplemental courses. Students should take both syntax and semantics in the same quarters. Prerequisite for undergraduates: three years of Latin. First-year graduate students register for CLASSICS 204A.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: ; Devine, A. (PI)

CLASSICS 112: Introduction to Greek Tragedy: Gods, Heroes, Fate, and Justice (TAPS 167)

Gods and heroes, fate and free choice, gender conflict, the justice or injustice of the universe: these are just some of the fundamental human issues that we will explore in about ten of the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors: ; Kim, H. (PI); McCall, M. (PI)

CLASSICS 115: Virtual Italy (ARCHLGY 117, ENGLISH 115, HISTORY 238C, ITALIAN 115)

Classical Italy attracted thousands of travelers throughout the 1700s. Referring to their journey as the "Grand Tour," travelers pursued intellectual passions, promoted careers, and satisfied wanderlust, all while collecting antiquities to fill museums and estates back home. What can computational approaches tell us about who traveled, where and why? We will read travel accounts; experiment with parsing; and visualize historical data. Final projects to form credited contributions to the Grand Tour Project, a cutting-edge digital platform. No prior programming experience necessary.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
Instructors: ; Ceserani, G. (PI)

CLASSICS 120: Alexander the Great

Examines the extraordinary life and times of Alexander III, king of Macedon between 356 and 323 BCE. Alexander conquered the greatest empire the world had yet seen and persuaded millions of people that he was a god. The course asks how much we can believe of what people said about him, how he did what he did, and whether "Great" is really the right word for him.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5
Instructors: ; Morris, I. (PI)

CLASSICS 140: Byzantine Greek (CLASSICS 240A)

Class will survey and read various Byzantine texts. Some knowledge of Greek, either Ancient or Modern, is required. Exact selection of texts will depend on the interests and needs of the students.
Terms: Win | Units: 1-3
Instructors: ; Porta, F. (PI)

CLASSICS 142: Reading Greek and Roman Slavery (CLASSICS 242)

This course offers an optional side-bar to Narratives of Enslavement (CLASSICS 145/245) for graduate and advanced undergraduate students seeking additional reading of original Greek and Latin texts. Selections will come, inter alia, from Aristotle's Politics; [Demosthenes'] Against Neaera; Paul's Letter to Philemon; Columella, De re rustica; Pliny's Letters; the anonymous Life of Aesop; as well as Greek and Latin legal documents and inscriptions.
Terms: Win | Units: 1
Instructors: ; Parker, G. (PI)

CLASSICS 145: Narratives of Enslavement (AFRICAAM 145, CLASSICS 245, COMPLIT 145C)

Widely dispersed narratives by and about enslaved persons are our focus. We'll explore the concept of 'slave narrative' by comparing texts from the ancient Mediterranean, the Cape of Good Hope, West Africa and the United States. We'll consider famous autobiographies alongside less familiar material such as court trial records. What are the affordances, what are the limits of such narratives as historical evidence? What notions of enslaved experience emerge? How close can we come to understanding the experiences of the enslaved? How different do such experiences seem when compared across time and space? Note: graduates and advanced undergraduates wishing to read original Greek and Latin texts should register for Reading Greek and Roman Slavery (Classics 142/242) in addition.
Terms: Win | Units: 5
Instructors: ; Parker, G. (PI)

CLASSICS 149: Democracy Ancient and Modern: From Politics to Political Theory (CLASSICS 249, PHIL 176J, PHIL 276J, POLISCI 231A, POLISCI 331A)

Modern political theorists, from Hobbes and Rousseau, to Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss, to Sheldon Wolin and Robert Dahl, have turned to the classical Greek theory and practice of politics, both for inspiration and as a critical target. The last 30 years has seen renewed interest in Athenian democracy among both historians and theorists, and closer interaction between empiricists concerned with 'what really happened, and why' and theorists concerned with the possibilities and limits of citizen self-government as a normatively favored approach to political organization. The course examines the current state of scholarship on the practice of politics in ancient city-states, including but not limited to democratic Athens; the relationship between practice and theory in antiquity (Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and others); the uses to which ancient theory and practice have been and are being put by modern political theorists; and experiments in democratic practice (citizen assemblies, deliberative councils, lotteries) inspired by ancient precedents. Suggested Prerequisites: Origins of Political Thought OR The Greeks OR other coursework on ancient political theory or practice. (For undergraduate students: suggest but do not require that you have taken either Origins of Political Thought, or The Greeks, or some other course that gives you some introduction to Greek political history or thought. )
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-ER, WAY-SI
Instructors: ; Ober, J. (PI)

CLASSICS 150: Majors Seminar: Why Classics?

Required of Classics majors and minors in junior or senior year; students contemplating honors should take this course in junior year. Advanced skills course involving close reading, critical thinking, editing, and writing. In-class and take-home writing and revising exercises. Final paper topic may be on any subject related to Classics. Fulfills WIM requirement for Classics. Winter Quarter Topic: Why Classics? The question is pressing both politically and intellectually and we will explore its long history, from the culture wars in ancient Greece and Rome, to modern conflicts about ownership of classical monuments and ideals, to the choice of whether to major in Classics today. Critical analysis, discussion, reading (all in English) and writing about case studies (Parthenon, Hadrian's Wall, Pantheon, Thucydides, Tacitus, ancient drama, ancient and modern politics, textual transmission) exercising historical, literary and archaeological approaches.Students who enroll in this course will have the opportunity to apply for a spring break in Rome, Italy from March 23 - March 30.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-SI

CLASSICS 151: Ten Things: An Archaeology of Design (ARCHLGY 151)

Connections among science, technology, society and culture by examining the design of a prehistoric hand axe, Egyptian pyramid, ancient Greek perfume jar, medieval castle, Wedgewood teapot, Edison's electric light bulb, computer mouse, Sony Walkman, supersonic aircraft, and BMW Mini. Interdisciplinary perspectives include archaeology, cultural anthropology, science studies, history and sociology of technology, cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI

CLASSICS 153: Ancient Urbanism

Ancient Greek, ancient Roman, and historical Islamic cities succeeded one another in western Asia and around the Mediterranean Sea. This course compares and contrasts these three great urban traditions. Cities studied include Athens, Olynthos, Rome, Pompeii, Constantinople, Tunis, Damascus. Themes include the organization of political, religious and commercial space; concepts of public and private; gendered experiences of urban life; interconnections among cities; the long-term histories of ancient cities, some of which continue to shape life today. Students will learn about historical places and developments; strengthen critical thinking skills; practice oral and written analyses of urban space.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors: ; Trimble, J. (PI)

CLASSICS 162: Introduction to Greek Art II: From the Parthenon to Scopas (ARTHIST 102)

The class begins with the art, architecture and political ideals of Periclean Athens, from the emergence of the city as the political and cultural center of Greece in 450 to its defeat in the Peloponnesian War in 404. It then considers how the Athenians (shell-shocked from war and three outbreaks of plague) and the rest of 4th century Greece rebuild their lives and the monuments that define them. Earlier 5th century traditions endure, with subtle changes, in the work of sculptors such as Kephisodotos. Less subtle are the outlook and output of his son Praxiteles. In collaboration with Phryne, his muse and mistress, Praxiteles challenged the canons and constraints of the past with the first female nude in the history of Greek sculpture. His gender-bending gods and men were equally audacious, their shiny surfaces reflecting Plato's discussion of Eros and androgyny. Scopas was also a man of his time, but pursued different interests. Drawn to the interior lives of men and woman, his tormented Trojan War heroes and victims are still scarred by memories of the Peloponnesian War, and a world away from the serene faces of the Parthenon. His Maenad, who has left this world for another, belongs to the same years as Euripides' Bacchae and, at the same time, anticipates the torsion and turbulence of Bernini and the Italian Baroque. The history and visual culture of these years remind us that we are not alone, that the Greeks grappled as we do with the inevitability and consequences of war, disease and inner daemons.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors: ; Maxmin, J. (PI)

CLASSICS 181: Classical Seminar: Origins of Political Thought (CLASSICS 381, ETHICSOC 130A, PHIL 176A, PHIL 276A, POLISCI 230A, POLISCI 330A)

Political philosophy in classical antiquity, centered on reading canonical works of Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle against other texts and against the political and historical background. Topics include: interdependence, legitimacy, justice; political obligation, citizenship, and leadership; origins and development of democracy; law, civic strife, and constitutional change.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER

CLASSICS 202G: Greek Core II: Philosophy, Poetry, and the Arts

How did Classical philosophy compete or engage with the powerful poetic and more broadly artistic discourses of the 5th and 4th centuries BCE. Detailed reading and discussion of philosophical texts included in the reading list, occasionally juxtaposed and compared with poetic texts of the same period. How did the encounter of Classical philosophy with the verbal and visual arts affect the very concept of canonization that later came to define the discipline.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5
Instructors: ; Peponi, A. (PI)

CLASSICS 204A: Latin Syntax I (CLASSICS 104A)

Intensive review of Latin syntax. See CLASSICS 206A/B for supplemental courses. Students should take both syntax and semantics in the same quarters. Prerequisite for undergraduates: three years of Latin. First-year graduate students register for CLASSICS 204A.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: ; Devine, A. (PI)

CLASSICS 205A: Greek Syntax: Prose Composition (CLASSICS 105A)

The goal of this course is to provide a thorough review of Greek syntax, reinforced by reading selected short passages of Attic Greek in some detail, in order to develop a much greater command of the language and to increase reading skills as well as an understanding of the stylistic features of the major prose genres.
Terms: Win | Units: 5
Instructors: ; Martin, R. (PI)

CLASSICS 206A: The Semantics of Grammar I

Some theoretical linguistics for Classics students, particularly Latin teachers. Concentrates on the meaning of the inflectional categories. 206A: Sets and functions, Tense, Aspect, Argument Structure, Location. 206B: Quantification, Plurality, Modification, Negation, Modality
Terms: Win | Units: 2
Instructors: ; Devine, A. (PI)

CLASSICS 240A: Byzantine Greek (CLASSICS 140)

Class will survey and read various Byzantine texts. Some knowledge of Greek, either Ancient or Modern, is required. Exact selection of texts will depend on the interests and needs of the students.
Terms: Win | Units: 1-3
Instructors: ; Porta, F. (PI)

CLASSICS 242: Reading Greek and Roman Slavery (CLASSICS 142)

This course offers an optional side-bar to Narratives of Enslavement (CLASSICS 145/245) for graduate and advanced undergraduate students seeking additional reading of original Greek and Latin texts. Selections will come, inter alia, from Aristotle's Politics; [Demosthenes'] Against Neaera; Paul's Letter to Philemon; Columella, De re rustica; Pliny's Letters; the anonymous Life of Aesop; as well as Greek and Latin legal documents and inscriptions.
Terms: Win | Units: 1
Instructors: ; Parker, G. (PI)

CLASSICS 245: Narratives of Enslavement (AFRICAAM 145, CLASSICS 145, COMPLIT 145C)

Widely dispersed narratives by and about enslaved persons are our focus. We'll explore the concept of 'slave narrative' by comparing texts from the ancient Mediterranean, the Cape of Good Hope, West Africa and the United States. We'll consider famous autobiographies alongside less familiar material such as court trial records. What are the affordances, what are the limits of such narratives as historical evidence? What notions of enslaved experience emerge? How close can we come to understanding the experiences of the enslaved? How different do such experiences seem when compared across time and space? Note: graduates and advanced undergraduates wishing to read original Greek and Latin texts should register for Reading Greek and Roman Slavery (Classics 142/242) in addition.
Terms: Win | Units: 5
Instructors: ; Parker, G. (PI)

CLASSICS 249: Democracy Ancient and Modern: From Politics to Political Theory (CLASSICS 149, PHIL 176J, PHIL 276J, POLISCI 231A, POLISCI 331A)

Modern political theorists, from Hobbes and Rousseau, to Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss, to Sheldon Wolin and Robert Dahl, have turned to the classical Greek theory and practice of politics, both for inspiration and as a critical target. The last 30 years has seen renewed interest in Athenian democracy among both historians and theorists, and closer interaction between empiricists concerned with 'what really happened, and why' and theorists concerned with the possibilities and limits of citizen self-government as a normatively favored approach to political organization. The course examines the current state of scholarship on the practice of politics in ancient city-states, including but not limited to democratic Athens; the relationship between practice and theory in antiquity (Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and others); the uses to which ancient theory and practice have been and are being put by modern political theorists; and experiments in democratic practice (citizen assemblies, deliberative councils, lotteries) inspired by ancient precedents. Suggested Prerequisites: Origins of Political Thought OR The Greeks OR other coursework on ancient political theory or practice. (For undergraduate students: suggest but do not require that you have taken either Origins of Political Thought, or The Greeks, or some other course that gives you some introduction to Greek political history or thought. )
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5
Instructors: ; Ober, J. (PI)

CLASSICS 297: Dissertation Proposal Preparation

This course is to be taken twice during the third year of the Classics PhD program. It takes the form of a tutorial based on weekly meetings, leading to the writing of the dissertation prospectus. To register, a student obtain permission from the prospective faculty advisor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit (up to 99 units total)

CLASSICS 298: Directed Reading in Classics (Graduate Students)

This course is offered for students requiring specialized training in an area not covered by existing courses. To register, a student must obtain permission from the Classics Department and the faculty member who is willing to supervise the reading. This course can be repeated for credit, not to exceed 20 units total.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-15 | Repeatable for credit (up to 20 units total)

CLASSICS 304: Developing a Classics Dissertation Prospectus

This workshop concentrates on the development process of writing a successful dissertation proposal and clarifies expectations of the defense process. Includes peer reviews of draft proposals with an aim to present provisional proposals by the end of term. Required for current third-year Classics Ph.D. students.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5
Instructors: ; Trimble, J. (PI)

CLASSICS 381: Classical Seminar: Origins of Political Thought (CLASSICS 181, ETHICSOC 130A, PHIL 176A, PHIL 276A, POLISCI 230A, POLISCI 330A)

Political philosophy in classical antiquity, centered on reading canonical works of Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle against other texts and against the political and historical background. Topics include: interdependence, legitimacy, justice; political obligation, citizenship, and leadership; origins and development of democracy; law, civic strife, and constitutional change.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5

CLASSICS 399: Graduate Research in Classics

For graduate students only. Individual research by arrangement with in-department instructors. To register, a student must obtain permission from the faculty member who is willing to supervise the research.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
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