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CLAS 385.00 Islands in Time: Insular Life, Culture, and History in the Mediterranean World 6 credits
Open: Size: 15, Registered: 8, Waitlist: 0
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| 3:10pm4:55pm | 3:10pm4:55pm |
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The Mediterranean is a world of islands, par excellence. This is particularly true of the classical world, when island polities, sanctuaries, and destinations played crucial roles in several aspects of social life and cultural production. This seminar examines what’s special about islands and why and how they came to be places of such significance in the ancient Mediterranean. We will begin with some consideration of our sources and theories of insularity, then move into thematic and conceptual discussions of island biogeography and efflorescence; islands in myth and as political and religious spaces; and islands as strategic territories and connective nodes. Topics in the second part of the class will to a large extent be driven by student interests.
Prerequisite: At least two previous Classics courses or instructor consent
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