CLASC-227 Race and Ethnicity in Ancient Greece and Rome
In this course, we will examine social constructions of race and ethnicity in Ancient Greece and Rome. What evidence survives, both textual and material, and what challenges do we face in interpreting it? How do conceptions of race differ by place and time through the Greco-Roman world? What is the difference between race and ethnicity? How have ancient ideas of race and racial hierarchies influenced later ones, and how have modern ideas influenced our interpretations of the past?
Proseminar (16)
Credits
1
Notes
This 200-level section is specifically designed to be part of a Justice Lab. Students who are interested in this course, but NOT planning to enroll in the Justice Lab, should consider the 300-level companion course, CLASC-327, offered by our department.