| Unit name | Reception: Theories & Approaches |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CLASM0044 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. O'Gorman |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
This unit is taught concurrently with CLASM0040 |
| School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit will introduce students to key theoretical approaches to the study of the ancient world and its reception, including feminism, ideology, post-colonialism, structuralism and post-structuralism, historiography, and translation.
This unit will give students an overview of the major theoretical approaches to the ancient world and its reception currently being used by scholars in the field. Students will become familiar with the uses of feminism, ideology, post-colonialism, structuralism and post-structuralism, historiography and translation in the study of classical reception, and will be able to apply these theories to specific examples of the reception of the classical world.
Ten weekly seminars of two hours each.
Learning outcomes will be assessed by one summative essay of 4000 words.
Lorna Hardwick & Chris Stray (eds.), A Companion to Classical Receptions Charles Martindale, Redeeming the Text Charles Martindale & Richard Thomas (eds.) Classics and the Uses of Reception Neville Morley, Antiquity and Modernity George Steiner, After Babel
