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Class number:
3065
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Title: Gender & Performance |
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Department: Classical Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 18 |
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Current enrollment: 7 |
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Available seats: 11 |
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Start date: Monday, January 31, 2022 |
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End date: Monday, May 16, 2022 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 1:15PM-2:30PM, MC - 106 |
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Instructor(s): Tomasso, Vincent |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement |
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Note: 5 seats reserved for first year students, 5 for sophomores, 5 for CLCV majors. |
Course Description:
What does it mean to act like a woman, or a man, in ancient Athenian dramas-especially when all the roles were originally played by men? Because such performances took place at a civic festival celebrating the relationship between humans and gods, examination of orderly and disorderly social behavior has taken on a new prominence in studies of the plays of Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. We will explore the language and imagery, performance context, and social significance of the gendered representation of figures such as Helen, Lysistrata, and Ajax for fifth- and fourth-century Athens, and in recent revivals of ancient Greek drama for contemporary audiences. Students in CLCV 238 read course texts in English. Students in GREK 328 read selections from course texts in Greek. |