This module is an introduction to Ancient Greek history, culture, and literature. Spanning almost two thousand years from the Bronze Age Mycenaeans to the Greeks living under the Roman Empire, classes will cover the major events, developments, and themes of Greek history and introduce you to the key evidence. You will also be introduced to the major works and genres of Greek literature. You will also be asked to consider and discuss the role of literature as a vehicle for public debate throughout Greek history, and its treatment of themes such as justice, religion, rationalism, violence, war, displacement, the body, sexuality, and gender.
Total Contact Hours: 20
Private Study Hours: 130
Total Study Hours: 150
Main assessment methods
Primary Source Analyses: Text & Artefact (800 words) – 35%
Critical Article Response – 35% (800 words)
Thesis Statement Exercises (7-10, one sentence each) – 10%
Reassessment methods
Reassessment Instrument: 100% Coursework
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See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1. Identify the main contexts, genres and conventions of Ancient Greek literature and history;
2. Develop an understanding of the main chronology of Ancient Greek history and literature;
3. Discuss literature's role as a vehicle for the treatment of major areas of public debate in the Greek world, including justice, war and peace, rationalism, identity, slavery, and gender roles;
4. Draw together a wide range of evidence for Ancient Greek history, politics, art, drama, and everyday life.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1. Analyse, evaluate and interpret a variety of types of evidence in an independent and critical manner, through case studies examined in seminars;
2. Select, gather and synthesise relevant information from a wide variety of sources to gain a coherent understanding;
3. Study and reach conclusions independently through preparation of written assignments;
4. Select and apply appropriate methodologies in assessing data, such as bibliographical research, through class discussion;
5. Deploy evidence and information, and show awareness of the consequences of the unavailability of evidence" in critical discussions of evidence for different topics in seminars and writing assignments;
6. Marshal argument lucidly and communicate interpretations using the appropriate academic conventions", through working independently to produce historical reconstruction based on primary data.
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