| Course ID: | CLAS 3050. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Ancient Sexuality |
Course
Description: | The construction of sexuality and gender in Greek and Roman
literature and culture and will cover topics such as maturation
rituals, gender roles, the body, same-sex relationships,
acceptable and deviant sexual behavior, and prostitution. |
| Oasis Title: | Ancient Sexuality |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students will expect to become familiar with representations of
sexuality, gender, and the erotic in Greek and Roman literature
and material culture. Students will also expect to develop some
understanding of psychological and philosophical theories
concerning sex and gender. |
| Topical Outline: | Topics may include but will not be limited to:
1. The Body: Constructions of Male and Female in Ancient Science
and Literature
2. Becoming Men and Women: Greek and Roman Maturation Rites
3. Social Sexuality: Gender Roles in Greece and Rome
4. Eros the Bittersweet: Representations of Erotic Love in
Greek and Roman Literature
5. Homosexuality and Bisexuality in Greece and Rome
6. Platonic Love: The Philosophy of Eros
7. Against Nature: Sexual Deviance in Greece and Rome
8. Lovers of the City: The Sexuality of Politics
9. An Industry of Eros: Prostitution in Greece and Rome
10. Divine Eros: The Erotics of Ritual and Religion |