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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.040.418 (01)
Survey of Greek Literature II: Hellenistic Period to Imperial Period
M 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Montiglio, Silvia
Gilman 108
Survey of Greek Literature II: Hellenistic Period to Imperial Period AS.040.418 (01)
We shall read, in the original Greek, major authors of Greek Literature from the Hellenistic period to the Imperial period.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/19
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.040.208 (01)
Intermediate Latin
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Toomey, Melissa E
Gilman 108
Intermediate Latin AS.040.208 (01)
Reading ability in Latin is developed through the study of various authors, primarily Cicero (fall) and Vergil (spring).
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.040.306 (01)
Advanced Ancient Greek
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Asuni, Michele
Gilman 108
Advanced Ancient Greek AS.040.306 (01)
Reading of prose or verse authors, depending on the needs of students. Co-listed with AS.040.702.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.040.232 (01)
Island Archaeology: The Social Worlds of Crete, Cyprus and the Cyclades
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Anderson, Emily S.K.
Gilman 130G
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
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH
AS.040.106 (01)
Elementary Ancient Greek
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Franklin, Ryan
Gilman 108
Elementary Ancient Greek AS.040.106 (01)
Course provides comprehensive, intensive introduction to the study of ancient Greek. The first semester’s focus is morphology and vocabulary; the second semester’s emphasis is syntax and reading. Credit is given only upon completion of a year’s work. Course may not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
Credits: 4.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.040.108 (01)
Elementary Latin
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Warwick, Ryan
Gilman 108
Elementary Latin AS.040.108 (01)
Course provides comprehensive, intensive introduction to the study of Latin for new students as well as systematic review for students with background in Latin. The first semester's emphasis is on morphology and vocabulary; the second semester's focus is on syntax and reading. Credit is given only upon completion of a year's work. Course may not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
Credits: 3.50
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.040.206 (01)
Intermediate Ancient Greek
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Asuni, Michele
Gilman 108
Intermediate Ancient Greek AS.040.206 (01)
Reading ability in classical Greek is developed through a study of various authors.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.040.308 (01)
Advanced Latin Poetry
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Montiglio, Silvia
Gilman 108
Advanced Latin Poetry AS.040.308 (01)
The aim of this course is to increase proficiency and improve comprehension of the Latin language. Intensive reading of Latin texts, with close attention to matters of grammar, idiom, and translation. Co-listed with AS.040.710.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 17/19
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.010.309 (01)
The Idea of Athens
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Stager, Jennifer M S
Gilman 177
HART-ANC, ARCH-ARCH
The Idea of Athens AS.010.309 (01)
This course will explore the art, architecture, material culture, and textual evidence from the ancient city of Athens, the many cultures and social positions that made up the ancient city, and the idea of the city as something far beyond its reality.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/18
PosTag(s): HART-ANC, ARCH-ARCH
AS.040.102 (01)
The Art and Archaeology of Early Greece
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Anderson, Emily S.K.
Gilman 55
ARCH-ARCH
The Art and Archaeology of Early Greece AS.040.102 (01)
This course explores the origins and rise of Greek civilization from the Early Bronze Age to the Persian Wars (ca. 3100-480 B.C.), focusing on major archaeological sites, sanctuaries, material culture, and artistic production.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/25
PosTag(s): ARCH-ARCH
AS.150.401 (01)
Greek Philosophy: Plato and His Predecessors
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Bett, Richard
Gilman 75
PHIL-ANCIEN
Greek Philosophy: Plato and His Predecessors AS.150.401 (01)
A study of pre-Socratic philosophers, especially those to whom Plato reacted; also an examination of major dialogues of Plato with emphasis upon his principal theses and characteristic methods.Cross-listed with Classics.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/20
PosTag(s): PHIL-ANCIEN
AS.040.420 (01)
Classics Research Lab: The Symonds Project
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Butler, Michael Shane, Dean, Gabrielle
Gilman 108
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
Classics Research Lab: The Symonds Project AS.040.420 (01)
This course gives participants a unique opportunity to engage directly in empirical research and its interpretation and dissemination. Topics vary. This semester’s offering is organized around a project to reconstruct digitally the library of the nineteenth-century writer John Addington Symonds, author of one of the first studies of ancient sexuality. No prerequisites, but potential students should contact instructor for permission to enroll.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/12
PosTag(s): GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
AS.211.351 (01)
Why Poetry Matters: Poets Between Lies and Truth in the English and Italian Renaissance
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Brenna, Francesco
Bloomberg 172
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
Why Poetry Matters: Poets Between Lies and Truth in the English and Italian Renaissance AS.211.351 (01)
Does poetry participate in the quest for truth and knowledge? How does it compare to other such disciplines as history or philosophy? Are poets liars or do they have a deeper gaze on reality than anyone else? To answer these questions, this course studies poetry’s role within the different fields of human learning in the Renaissance. We will focus on the English and Italian tradition, reading texts by John Milton and Torquato Tasso, and explore the classical roots of the debate around poetry (Aristotle, Plato, Horace). We will then examine the relationship between science and literature through the work of Galileo Galilei. We will also study rare and ancient books in our library. The course is taught in English. All readings will be in English, but the original texts will also be available.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
AS.220.454 (01)
Poetry and Social Engagement
M 4:00PM - 6:20PM
Malech, Dora Rachel
Croft Hall B32
WRIT-POET
Poetry and Social Engagement AS.220.454 (01)
In this Community-Based Learning course, students will explore poetry of social and political concern in partnership with high-school age writers from Baltimore public schools. Students will put learning into practice by engaging in community conversation and collaboration. Participation in some events outside of class time will be required.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-POET
AS.211.374 (02)
Gendered Voices
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Refini, Eugenio
Maryland 202
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
Gendered Voices AS.211.374 (02)
The course will explore the notion of ‘voice’ in order to show how poetry, literature, philosophy, and music have been dealing with it throughout the ages. In particular, by focusing on classical figures such as the Sirens, Circe and Echo, as well as by considering the seminal discussions of the 'voice' in Plato and Aristotle, the course will address the gendered nature of the voice as a tool to seduce and manipulate the human mind. More specifically, the course will discuss the ways in which male, female, queer, gendered and un-gendered voices embody different functions. Course materials include classical, medieval and early modern sources as well as later rewritings of myths concerned with the voice by authors such as Jules Verne, Karen Blixen, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, and Italo Calvino. A selection of theoretical works (e.g. Cavarero, Silverman, Dollar, Butler) will also be discussed. The course is taught in English and all materials will be available in English translation; Italian majors and minors should enroll in section 2.
Credits: 4.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
AS.211.477 (01)
Witchcraft and Demonology in Literature and the Arts
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Stephens, Walter E
Levering Arellano
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
Witchcraft and Demonology in Literature and the Arts AS.211.477 (01)
Who were the witches? Why were they persecuted for hundreds of years? Why were women identified as the witches par excellence? How many witches were put to death between 1400 and 1800? What traits did European witch-mythologies share with other societies? After the witch-hunts ended, how did “The Witch” go from being “monstrous” to being “admirable” and even “sexy”? Answers are found in history and anthropology, but also in theology,literature, folklore, music, and the visual arts, including cinema.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/70
PosTag(s): GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
AS.211.374 (01)
Gendered Voices
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Refini, Eugenio
Maryland 202
GRLL-ENGL, GRLL-ITAL
Gendered Voices AS.211.374 (01)
The course will explore the notion of ‘voice’ in order to show how poetry, literature, philosophy, and music have been dealing with it throughout the ages. In particular, by focusing on classical figures such as the Sirens, Circe and Echo, as well as by considering the seminal discussions of the 'voice' in Plato and Aristotle, the course will address the gendered nature of the voice as a tool to seduce and manipulate the human mind. More specifically, the course will discuss the ways in which male, female, queer, gendered and un-gendered voices embody different functions. Course materials include classical, medieval and early modern sources as well as later rewritings of myths concerned with the voice by authors such as Jules Verne, Karen Blixen, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, and Italo Calvino. A selection of theoretical works (e.g. Cavarero, Silverman, Dollar, Butler) will also be discussed. The course is taught in English and all materials will be available in English translation; Italian majors and minors should enroll in section 2.
