CLAS 328 B: Sex, Gender, and Representation in Greek and Roman Literature

CLAS 328: Sex, Gender, and Representation in Greek and Roman Literature

Description:

This class explores how the categories of gender and sexuality were defined, represented, enforced, and transgressed in ancient Greek and Roman literature. What were the expectations for normative gendered behavior in Greece and Rome? What were considered appropriate sexual acts? What evidence is there for transfolks, nonbinary folks, and other types of gender or sexual identities? No prior knowledge is needed.

The only text you have to purchase is Nehamas, Alexander and Paul Woodruff, trans. 1989. Plato Symposium. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett Publishing. [ISBN: 978-0872200760], available from the  University Bookstore (https://www.ubookstore.com/student) as well as through amazon.com and other sites ( $11 new). Other required readings will be posted on the course Canvas site.