CLAS 2023 - Emotions in Antiquity
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2015
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CLAS 2023 Course Emotions in Antiquity Coordinating Unit Classics, Archaeology and Ancient History Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 12 units of level 1 Arts courses Assessment 2 x 1,400 word tutorial papers 2x22%, 4 x 100 word tutorial summaries 16%, 2,500 word academic journal or 2-hour exam 40% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Jacqueline Clarke
Dr Jacqueline ClarkeCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Explain how emotions functioned within ancient societies
2. Describe the cultural differences between ancient and modern views of and ways of dealing with emotion
3. Appreciate the important social role that poetry played in the ancient world as a vehicle for exploring and expressing emotional states
4.Confidently engage in close reading of ancient texts across a variety of genres
5. Skilfully analyse, evaluate and compare ancient (’primary’) literary evidence and modern (‘secondary’) theories and reconstructions, both on emotions and on literature
6. Explore, articulate and debate their views in small-group seminars
7. Deliver coherently and logically argued written material which has a scholarly approach to analysis and presentation of ideas
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised. 1, 3, 4 The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 5 An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems. 2 Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication. 6, 7 An awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities. 2 -
Learning Resources
Required Resources
It is essential that students purchase the Emotions in Antiquity Reader which can be ordered at cost price from the Image and Copy Centre. This will cover the primary material for certain seminar topics.
As six of the seminars deal with the Iliad and/or Aeneid it is essential that students also purchase the set translations below of these two texts:
The Iliad: Homer translated by Robert Fagles (Penguin New York, London 1990)
Virgil: Aeneid translated by Frederick Ahl (Oxford World's Classics, Oxford 2007)
Recommended Resources
While it is desirable that students purchase the texts below, it is not absolutely essential that they buy them all (this may depend on their budgetary contraints and on whether they are writing a seimar paper on one of the plays); there are a limited number of copies that may also be borrowed from the library. The set translations are:
Sophocles: King Oidipous Introduction, Translation and Essay by Ruby Blondell (Focus Classical Library 2002)
Sophocles: Philoctetes Translated with notes, introduction and interpretive essay by Seth. L. Schein (Focus Classical Library 2003)
Euripides: Four Plays: Medea, Hippolytus, Heracles, Bacchae Translated by Stephen Esposito (Focus Classical Library 2004)
Euripides: The Trojan Women Translated with introduction and notes by Diskin Clay (Focus Classical Library 2005)
Online Learning
The powerpoints and recordings of lectures with be placed on MyUni. Recordings, however, sometimes fail and students are advised not to rely on these as a sustitute for lecture attendance.
Most of the reading material for each seminar will be placed on MyUni or information will be provided on how to access it.
The seminar summaries and seminar essays will be submitted and marked online.
Students are expected to consult the announcements board at least twice a week and must closely read all emails sent via MyUni.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The format of the course consists of one lecture a week supported by two hour problem-solving seminars which develop topics covered in the lectures.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
1 x 1 hour lecture per week 12 hours per semester 1 x 2 hour seminar (or equivalent) per week 24 hours per semester 5 hours reading per week 60 hours per semester 4 hours written work per week 48 hours per semester 1 hour revision per week 12 hours per semester TOTAL WORKLOAD 156 hours per semester Learning Activities Summary
The learning activities are largely centered around the seminars which involve close reading of and discussion of a number of key ancient authors, texts and/or text excerpts that treat the various emotions studied in the course. (N.B.: These texts are provisional.)
Week 2 Discussion of ancient and modern textual sources on
emotionsWeek 3 Homer Iliad 1 Virgil Aeneid 2 Week 4 Sophocles Oedipus Rex Euripides Medea Week 5 Sappho and Greek Lyric Latin Love Poetry Week 6 Catullus Poem 64 Virgil Aeneid 4 Week 7 Homer Iliad 16 and 18 Euripides Trojan Women Week 8 Catullus, Horace and Cicero Virgil Aeneid 10 Week 9 Greek and Roman Iambics and Other Poetry of Invective Juvenal and Tacitus Week 10 Homer Iliad 22 and Virgil Aeneid 12 Sophocles Philoctetes Week 11 Euripides Bacchae Prudentius Passions of the Martyrs (Peristephanon 2, 14) Specific Course Requirements
In order to facilitate discussion, students are expected to bring copies of the set texts or text excerpts to each seminar.Small Group Discovery Experience
The small group discovery experience in this course will be based around the seminars. Many of the seminars during the semester will involve students separating into discussion groups to analyse key portions of text or deal with specific questions relating to the text. They will then report back on their findings to the class. -
Assessment
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- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Weighting
Course Learning Outcomes 1400 word essay Formative and summative 24% 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 1400 word essay Formative and summative 24% 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 300 word seminar summaries Formative and summative 12% 1 Exam or 2500 word academic journal Largely summative (can also be formative as feedback available on request) 40% 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 Assessment Related Requirements
Students are expected to attend the lectures and seminars. They are required to read the primary sources and primary source excerpts for all the seminars in preparation for the discussion that will occur. They are also required to bring the relevant primary sources or primary source excerpts to the seminars to refer to them during the discussion.
Seminar topics will be allocated at the introductory class. Each topic will be limited to three students on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. The first topic must be selected from weeks 3-6 and the second from weeks 7-11.
For the academic journals and seminar essays, students are expected to follow the guidelines to footnotes and bibliographies set out in the course handbook and on MyUni.Assessment Detail
1500 word essay 1: students submit a seminar essay chosen from the topics in the first half of the course.
1500 word essay 2: students submit a seminar essay chosen from the topics in the second half of the course.
The seminar summaries are a succint 'answer' to the seminar topics. They cannot be on seminars for which a paper is submitted. They must be submitted within 48 hours of the seminar.
Academic Journal: This should be a weekly record of students' personal reflection on the material they encounter, through their reading and in other ways, and the issues they raise. There should be evidence that they (a) have read the texts and what is in the reader (but they should also reflect on works not contained therein which they have found themselves) and (b) there should be some sign of an evolution and deepening of thought about emotions and the roles which they play in ancient literature as the semester proceeds.
Exam: covers all aspects of the course.
Submission
The essays and seminar summaries are to be submitted online via MyUni. The essays must be submitted before the seminar on that topic is held, the summaries within 48 hours of the seminar.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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