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Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome (ANCW40015)

HonoursPoints: 12.5Not available in 2017

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Overview

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This subject examines gender and sexuality in the classical world. Students will engage with ancient primary texts in translation (including texts authored by women) and material culture in order to say anything definite about the ‘real’ lives of women in Greece and Rome. The subject also explores how ancient men expressed their ideology about femininity and masculinity through their literature and art. Topics include representations of gender and sexual desire in Homer, Sappho, Greek drama, Hellenistic poetry, Roman poetry, and the lives of early Christian female saints; gendered spaces in ancient domestic architecture and material culture; the prosopography of elite Roman women; the social and legal history of marriage, adultery, divorce, and prostitution in Greece and Rome; and same-sex relationships, including Greek pederasty, and debates on whether same-sex marriage existed in imperial Rome and medieval Europe. Students should complete the subject with an understanding of the complex approaches to a ‘history of women’ and a ‘history of sexuality’ in an ancient context.

Intended learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this subject should:




  • Appreciate the culture and social history of classical Greece and Rome through the lens of gender and sexuality;
  • Be familiar with core primary texts from the ancient world, including literary "classics" and well-known archaeological sites;
  • Be able to explain modern theoretical approaches to the study of ancient gender and sexuality

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Assessment

Additional details

  • 7 x 250-word essays, on average one per week, beginning in Week 3 (35%),
  • a 1250-word journal article analysis following an oral presentation, due during the semester (25%)
  • a 2000-word final essay, due during the end of semester examination period (40%)

Hurdle Requirement:

  • Students are required to attend a minimum of 75% of classes in order to pass this subject.
  • All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 2% per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Dates & times

Not available in 2017

Time commitment details

170 hours

Additional delivery details

Students enrolling in this subject must be admitted to fourth-year Honours or Graduate Diploma (Advanced) in Ancient World Studies, Classics, or Gender Studies; or be admitted to the Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate or to the Graduate Certificate (Advanced) in Classical Studies and Archaeology; or Gender Studies, or have written permission from the subject coordinator.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Further information

Last updated: 3 November 2022