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Bard College Catalogue 2009-2010
2009-2010
Classical Studies
http://classicalstudies.bard.edu Faculty
Carolyn Dewald (director)**, Thomas Bartscherer, Richard H. Davis, Daniel Mendelsohn, Diana H. Minsky, William Mullen, James Romm, Benjamin Stevens*
* on sabbatical, fall 2009
** on sabbatical, spring 2010 OverviewClassical Studies students seek to understand the ancient Mediterranean world, especially Greece and Rome, both on its own terms and as part of a larger nexus of ancient cultures that laid much of the groundwork for the ideas of the city, the nation, and the role of the individual within a civic and national context. The literature, art, and history of the ancient world all contribute to our understanding of these foundational cultures.
Majors follow one of three focuses: 1) philological, consisting of intensive work in the ancient languages (Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit) and elective courses on ancient civilization, history, art history, philosophy, religion, and literature in English translation; 2) classical studies, focusing on the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome and their influence on later Western culture; or 3) ancient studies, combining ancient Greece and Rome with the ancient Middle East, India, and/or China.RequirementsModeration into any focus requires four courses representing two or more disciplines (literature; history and culture; philosophy, religion, and thought; and art and architecture), while graduation requires an additional four courses—for a total of eight, usually representing all four areas—plus the Senior Project. In philology, the four courses for Moderation must include at least one year of Greek or Latin, while the four additional courses for graduation must include at least a second year of Greek or Latin and at least one year of the other language. (For more details, including sample curricula, see the Classical Studies Program website.)CoursesRecent electives have included Survey of Linguistics, Comedy and Its Problems, Rhetoric and Public Speaking, Self and Society in Classical Greek Drama, Byzantium (in the Division of Languages and Literature); Ancient History, The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome, The Athenian Century, Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World, Greek Religion: Magic, Mysteries, and Cult, Alexander the Great and the Problem of Empire, Hinduism in the Epics, History of Philosophy, Confucius and Socrates, Philosophy of Plato, Buddhist Thought and Practice, Theology of Judaism, Ancient Law and Human Rights (in the Division of Social Studies); and Greek Art and Architecture, Arts of India, The Classical Tradition in Western Architecture, Roman Urbanism from Romulus to Rutelli (in the Division of the Arts).
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