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Class number:
2887
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Title: From Homer to Hip-Hop |
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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 15 |
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Current enrollment: 8 |
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Available seats: 7 |
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Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 |
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End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM, MC - 213 |
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Instructor(s): Tomasso, Vincent |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement |
Course Description:
In this course, we’ll read and discuss poems attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer, paying close attention to the texts themselves in addition to the oral culture that gave rise to them. Readings will include the heroic epics the Iliad and the Odyssey, as well as the Homeric Hymns, a collection of poems that celebrates the Greek gods. Our discussions of oral cultures will be anchored by Albert Lord’s analysis of Homer’s poetry via modern oral cultures, Singer of Tales. We’ll also compare Homeric poetry to modern oral genres, such as hip-hop.
The course is taught in English and readings are in English for students taking CLCV 303. Students taking this course as GREK 303 will read selections from course texts in Greek. |