Introduction to Greek Mythology

Intro to Greek Myth

The stories of the Greek and Roman gods and heroes are at the root of countless works of art, philosophy, literature, and film, from antiquity to the present. Many familiar phrases from the English language also derive from myth: an Achilles heel (and Achilles tendon!), a Trojan horse, Pandora’s box, and so forth. This course will introduce you to the broad range of tales that make up the complex and interconnected network of Greek and Roman mythology.

• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Darcy Krasne
  h-index: 5 Info
• 3 points

INTERMEDIATE GREEK: PROSE

Prerequisites: GREK UN1101- GREK UN1102 or the equivalent. Selections from Attic prose.

• F 11:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Nancy Worman
  CULPA: 23 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

Digital Classics: History and Method

Digital Classics: Hist &

In this course, we will look critically at the broadly-defined field of Digital Classics—the meeting point of Digital Humanities (DH) and the study of cultures of the ancient Mediterranean—from its origins in the late 1940s through to the present day. In addition to becoming familiar with a range of Digital Classics projects and gaining hands-on experience with some of the core tools that make Digital Classics possible in the present day, we will read theoretical scholarship in both Digital Classics and DH more generally, to think about not just what has been and can be done, but also what should (and should not) be done. We also will think about where (and whether!) to define the boundaries of “Classics” and the boundaries of “digital.” There are no prerequisites: it is NOT NECESSARY for students to have a background in coding or the field of Classics (although knowledge of either or both is welcome!). This course, like the field itself, is multidisciplinary.

• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Darcy Krasne
  h-index: 5 Info
• 3 points

TOPICS IN ANCIENT DRAMA

This course is designed as an accompaniment to the Greek or Latin
play that is put on by the Barnard and Columbia Ancient Drama Group each year, though
it is open to any student interested in the aesthetics and politics of theater and drama.
Course focus and some content will rotate year to year, calibrated to serve the play or
plays chosen by the student director. We will read these and other relevant other plays or
similarly adjacent texts, as well as scholarly literature on topics centered around the body
in performance, including ancient theaters and stage space, costumes and masks,
deportment and gestures, proxemics, and so on. We will also explore aspects of ancient
drama and theatricality that relate to translation and reception, as well as inflections of
gender and status. Other topics may include the mythic background (e.g., in epic and/or
lyric), politics of aesthetics in ancient Athens, and gender-genre dynamics.
Each component will extend over three or four classes and consider the ancient
plays through readings of primary texts (in translation) and conceptual / contextual
backgrounds. There will be an additional class hour for those who wish to read the play
in the original language (signed up for as a 1-point directed reading).

• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Nancy Worman
  CULPA: 23 Wikipedia Info
• 0-3 points

LATIN LITERATURE SELECTIONS

Prerequisites: LATN UN2102 or the equivalent. Since the content of this course changes from year to year, it may be repeated for credit.

• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Kristina Milnor
  CULPA: 21 Wikipedia h-index: 10 Info
• 3 points

IDENTITY & SOCIETY ANC EGYPT

This class investigates the ways in which the lives of ancient Egyptians differed based on their gender, ethnicity, class, age, and profession, as well as the time and locale in which they lived. It looks also at law, religion, wisdom literature, and at the communities of two well-documented towns: Middle Kingdom Kahun and New Kingdom Deir el-Bahari. By investigating specific communities—as well as Egyptian social life more generally—students will gain a nuanced appreciation for the ways in which a variety of ancient Egyptians lived their lives, viewed their world, acted to better their personal circumstances, asserted their own identities, and even interpreted their dreams.

• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Ellen Morris
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 4 points

DIRCTD READING-ANCIENT STUDIES

Prerequisites: the director of undergraduate studies permission. Program of readings in some aspect of ancient studies, supervised by an appropriate faculty member chosen from the departments offering courses in the program in Ancient Studies. Evaluation by a series of essays, one long paper, or oral or written examination(s).

• Instructor: Ellen Morris
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 3 points

LATIN LIT PROSE SELECTIONS

Prerequisites: LATN V3012 or the equivalent. Since the content of this course changes from year to year, it may be repeated for credit.

• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Kristina Milnor
  CULPA: 21 Wikipedia h-index: 10 Info
• 3 points

DIRECTED READINGS

Prerequisites: the instructors permission. Topics chosen in consultation between members of the staff and students.

• Instructor: Nancy Worman
  CULPA: 23 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

DIRECTED READINGS

Prerequisites: the instructors permission. Topics chosen in consultation between members of the staff and students.

• Instructor: Nancy Worman
  CULPA: 23 Wikipedia Info
• 1-4 points