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FYS: Books, Authenticity, and Truth
AS.001.161 (01)

We are living through a crisis in how we take in information. Bombarded by information of all sorts coming at us on phones, tablets, and computer screens, it can be difficult to make sense of it all and harder still to determine whether something is true or false, authentic or inauthentic. The scale and speed of the change in media that we are undergoing is unprecedented in human history. Nevertheless, people in the past have faced moments of crisis – moments when writing seemed unreliable, when the format of written information changed, and when new publication formats forced reevaluations of the nature of truth. This First-Year Seminar will take us from Greco-Roman antiquity to the modern age, with stops along the way in the European Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Enlightenment. We will read selected texts that illuminate the place of writing, books, and the search for truth, think about the structure of libraries in the western Middle Ages and Renaissance, do extensive hands-on work with rare books, and visit other repositories of information, all toward the end of evaluating how the history of books and information can help us in our current quest to make sense of our world.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: T 2:00PM - 4:30PM
  • Instructor: Celenza, Chris
  • Room: BLC Macksey
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/12
  • PosTag(s): n/a

FYS: Race Before Race - Difference and Diversity in the Ancient Mediterranean
AS.001.179 (01)

How did the Greeks, Romans, and other ancient Mediterranean peoples understand human difference and diversity? How did they form their senses of self in relation to others and articulate kinship and commonalities across ethnic lines? Did skin color, birthplace, language, and lineage matter in constructing social hierarchies? How did their concepts of class and citizenship, beauty and belonging, differ from ours? Did they have anything akin to modern constructions of race and racism, blackness and whiteness, the ‘west’ and the ‘rest’? If not, when and why were such ideas invented, and how was Greco-Roman culture conscripted in their support? Finally and crucially, what can we do to make “classics” today more equitable, inclusive, and accurate to the multicultural reality of the ancient Mediterranean? This First-Year Seminar examines these questions, and many more, through the literature, art, and history of ancient Greece and Rome, with forays into Egypt, Persia, Judea, and northern Europe. It will introduce you to the diversity of the ancient Mediterranean world, hone your ability to critically interpret and discuss art, literature, and scholarship, and explore how systems of categorizing human difference have historically served power. This course will give you a wider historical lens through which to understand race, racecraft, the “classics,” and “Western civilization,” revealing all to be dynamic and historically situated discourses that have been used to exert authority, to include or exclude, and to build communities. It will also build student community and comfort discussing sensitive subjects through a combination of field trips, guest lectures, movie nights, and communal meals.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
  • Instructor: Pandey, Nandini
  • Room: Gilman 108
  • Status: Waitlist Only
  • Seats Available: 0/12
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Classics/History of Art Research Lab
AS.010.444 (01)

This research-driven course focuses on joining together and mapping the largest known corpus of mosaic fragments (1st-6th centuries CE) from the heterogenous ancient city of Antioch at the mouth of the Orontes river (modern Antakya, Turkey). These mosaic fragments have been dispersed to institutions and museums across the globe, and their reunifications tell a series of stories about ancient Mediterranean diversity, early 20th century archaeology, and contemporary collection histories. Building from work completed in Phase I (Spring 2020) and Phase II (Fall 2021) and in conversation with a global network of Antioch researchers, students in this course will continue to research and digitally reunite mosaic fragments, including those in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, delve deeper into the archival record associated with the early 20th century excavations, of which Baltimore was among the sponsors, and explore contemporary object biographies of the corpus, part of which remains in the region devastated by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria in Spring 2023. Our research will center questions of craft, trade, materials and labor in ancient Antioch, modern archaeological practice, and contemporary museums. No prerequisites required and students from all majors welcome.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
  • Instructor: Stager, Jennifer M S
  • Room: Greenhouse 000
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/12
  • PosTag(s): HART-ANC

Elementary Ancient Greek
AS.040.105 (01)

This course provides a comprehensive, intensive introduction to the study of ancient Greek. During the first semester, the focus will be on morphology and vocabulary. Cannot be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

  • Credits: 4.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MTThF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
  • Instructor: Sedlacek, Connor Alec
  • Room: Gilman 108
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/15
  • PosTag(s): ARCH-RELATE

Elementary Latin
AS.040.107 (01)

This course provides a comprehensive, intensive introduction to the study of Latin for new students, as well as a systematic review for those students with a background in Latin. Emphasis during the first semester will be on morphology and vocabulary. Course may not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
  • Instructor: Roller, Matthew; Yang, Yuanzhang
  • Room: Gilman 108
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 8/16
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Ancient Greek Civilization
AS.040.111 (01)

The course will introduce students to major aspects of the ancient Greek civilization, with special emphasis placed upon culture, society, archaeology, literature, and philosophy.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
  • Instructor: Smith, Joshua M
  • Room: Gilman 108
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/15
  • PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH

Ancient Greek Mythology: Art, Narratives, and Modern Mythmaking
AS.040.121 (01)

This course focuses on major and often intricate myths and mythical patterns of thought as they are reflected in compelling ancient visual and textual narratives. Being one of the greatest treasure troves of the ancient world, these myths will further be considered in light of their rich reception in the medieval and modern world (including their reception in the modern fields of anthropology and philosophy).

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
  • Instructor: Yatromanolakis, Dimitrios
  • Room: Gilman 108
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/15
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Ancient Greek
AS.040.205 (01)

Reading ability in classical Greek is developed through a study of various authors.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
  • Instructor: Yatromanolakis, Dimitrios
  • Room: Hodson 316
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/8
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Latin
AS.040.207 (01)

Although emphasis is still placed on development of rapid comprehension, readings and discussions introduce student to study of Latin literature, principally through texts of various authors.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM
  • Instructor: Michalek, Martin William
  • Room: Gilman 108
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 6/15
  • PosTag(s): n/a

The Painted Worlds of Early Greece: Fantasy, Form and Action
AS.040.213 (01)

This course explores the creation and role of early Aegean wall painting. Found primarily in palaces, villas and ritual spaces, these paintings interacted with architecture to create micro-worlds for social activities taking place in their midst. Their subjects range—from mythological to documentary, from ornamental to instructive. They depict dance and battle, fantastical beasts and daily life. We examine their complex relationship to lived reality as well as the activities that surrounded them, from their crafting, to performance of rituals, to their role in “international” relations.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
  • Instructor: Anderson, Emily S.K.
  • Room: Gilman 108
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/15
  • PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH

Island Archaeology: The Social Worlds of Crete, Cyprus and the Cyclades
AS.040.232 (01)

Islands present highly distinctive contexts for social life. We examine three island worlds of the third and second millennia BCE through their archaeological remains, each with its particularities. These are places where water had a unique and powerful meaning, where boat travel was part of daily life, where palaces flourished and where contact with other societies implied voyages of great distance across the sea. Class combines close study of material culture and consideration of island-specific interpretive paradigms; students work with artifacts in the JHU Archaeological Museum.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
  • Instructor: Anderson, Emily S.K.
  • Room: Gilman 108
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/15
  • PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH

Advanced Ancient Greek
AS.040.305 (01)

This course aims to increase proficiency and improve comprehension of the ancient Greek language. Intensive reading of ancient Greek texts, with attention to grammar, idiom, translation, etc. Reading of prose or verse authors, depending on the needs of students. Specific offerings vary. Co-listed with AS.040.705.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
  • Instructor: Smith, Joshua M
  • Room: Gilman 192
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 1/3
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Advanced Latin Prose
AS.040.307 (01)

This course aims to increase proficiency and improve comprehension of the Latin language. Intensive reading of Latin texts, with attention to grammar, idiom, translation, etc. Specific offerings vary. Co-listed with AS.040.707.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 3:15PM - 4:30PM
  • Instructor: Butler, Shane
  • Room: Gilman 108
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/10
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Ancient Genetics
AS.040.310 (01)

One of the most fundamental human questions is: Where does life come from? It is no wonder that we find an array of theories and controversies already in our earliest written records. In this course we will follow the various “genetic theories” through the millennia and explore the influence they still exercise today. What did people think about heredity, evolution, the contribution of male and female to life? And what role did technology play in all of this? We will explore the earliest Greek philosophers, Aristotle, the scientific revolution, Darwin, and modern theorists. We will trace how speculation has slowly evolved into scientific method, but always stays embedded in its surrounding societies. All texts in English. Dean’s Teaching Fellowship course.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
  • Instructor: Wiegers, Yanneck
  • Room: Smokler Center 301
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/15
  • PosTag(s): ARCH-RELATE

Survey of Latin Literature I: Beginnings to the Augustan Age
AS.040.407 (01)

This intensive Latin survey is designed for very advanced undergraduate students--normally those who have completed two semesters of Advanced Latin (AS.040.307/308)--and PhD students preparing for their Latin translation exam. In this course, the first half of a year-long sequence, we will read substantial texts of major Republican and some Augustan authors. The weekly pace is designed to inculcate greater speed and accuracy in Latin reading, and provide significant coverage of various kinds of texts. Recommended background: AS.040.307-308 or equivalent

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
  • Instructor: Pandey, Nandini
  • Room: Gilman 108
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/10
  • PosTag(s): n/a

Introduction To Greek Philosophy
AS.150.201 (01)

A survey of the earlier phase of Greek philosophy. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will be discussed, as well as two groups of thinkers who preceded them, usually known as the pre-Socratics and the Sophists.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
  • Instructor: Bett, Richard
  • Room: Gilman 132
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 2/16
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-ANCIEN

Introduction To Greek Philosophy
AS.150.201 (02)

A survey of the earlier phase of Greek philosophy. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will be discussed, as well as two groups of thinkers who preceded them, usually known as the pre-Socratics and the Sophists.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
  • Instructor: Bett, Richard
  • Room: Gilman 132
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 5/15
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-ANCIEN

Introduction To Greek Philosophy
AS.150.201 (03)

A survey of the earlier phase of Greek philosophy. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will be discussed, as well as two groups of thinkers who preceded them, usually known as the pre-Socratics and the Sophists.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
  • Instructor: Bett, Richard
  • Room: Gilman 132
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 3/15
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-ANCIEN

Introduction To Greek Philosophy
AS.150.201 (04)

A survey of the earlier phase of Greek philosophy. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will be discussed, as well as two groups of thinkers who preceded them, usually known as the pre-Socratics and the Sophists.

  • Credits: 3.00
  • Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
  • Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
  • Instructor: Bett, Richard
  • Room: Gilman 132
  • Status: Open
  • Seats Available: 8/15
  • PosTag(s): PHIL-ANCIEN

Course # (Section) Title Day/Times Instructor Room PosTag(s) Info
AS.001.161 (01)FYS: Books, Authenticity, and TruthT 2:00PM - 4:30PMCelenza, ChrisBLC Macksey
AS.001.179 (01)FYS: Race Before Race - Difference and Diversity in the Ancient MediterraneanMW 12:00PM - 1:15PMPandey, NandiniGilman 108
AS.010.444 (01)Classics/History of Art Research LabW 1:30PM - 4:00PMStager, Jennifer M SGreenhouse 000HART-ANC
AS.040.105 (01)Elementary Ancient GreekMTThF 9:00AM - 9:50AMSedlacek, Connor AlecGilman 108ARCH-RELATE
AS.040.107 (01)Elementary LatinMWF 10:00AM - 10:50AMRoller, Matthew; Yang, YuanzhangGilman 108
AS.040.111 (01)Ancient Greek CivilizationTTh 12:00PM - 1:15PMSmith, Joshua MGilman 108ARCH-ARCH
AS.040.121 (01)Ancient Greek Mythology: Art, Narratives, and Modern MythmakingMW 4:30PM - 5:45PMYatromanolakis, DimitriosGilman 108
AS.040.205 (01)Intermediate Ancient GreekMW 3:00PM - 4:15PMYatromanolakis, DimitriosHodson 316
AS.040.207 (01)Intermediate LatinTTh 2:00PM - 3:15PMMichalek, Martin WilliamGilman 108
AS.040.213 (01)The Painted Worlds of Early Greece: Fantasy, Form and ActionM 1:30PM - 4:00PMAnderson, Emily S.K.Gilman 108ARCH-ARCH
AS.040.232 (01)Island Archaeology: The Social Worlds of Crete, Cyprus and the CycladesTTh 10:30AM - 11:45AMAnderson, Emily S.K.Gilman 108ARCH-ARCH
AS.040.305 (01)Advanced Ancient GreekTTh 9:00AM - 10:15AMSmith, Joshua MGilman 192
AS.040.307 (01)Advanced Latin ProseTTh 3:15PM - 4:30PMButler, ShaneGilman 108
AS.040.310 (01)Ancient GeneticsTTh 9:00AM - 10:15AMWiegers, YanneckSmokler Center 301ARCH-RELATE
AS.040.407 (01)Survey of Latin Literature I: Beginnings to the Augustan AgeW 1:30PM - 4:00PMPandey, NandiniGilman 108
AS.150.201 (01)Introduction To Greek PhilosophyMW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AMBett, RichardGilman 132PHIL-ANCIEN
AS.150.201 (02)Introduction To Greek PhilosophyMW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AMBett, RichardGilman 132PHIL-ANCIEN
AS.150.201 (03)Introduction To Greek PhilosophyMW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AMBett, RichardGilman 132PHIL-ANCIEN
AS.150.201 (04)Introduction To Greek PhilosophyMW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AMBett, RichardGilman 132PHIL-ANCIEN