Class Schedules - Classical Mediterranean and Middle East

Spring 2018 Fall 2018 Spring 2019

Spring 2018

Number / Section	Name	Days	Time	Room	Instructor	Avail. / Max.
CLAS 101-01	The Classical Mediterranean and Middle East	Days: TR	Time: 09:40 am-11:10 am	Room: CARN 06A	Instructor: Beth Severy-Hoven	Avail./Max.: 17 / 40
Details Why are Arabic, Greek, Hebrew and Latin all taught in the same department at Macalester? Today Islam and the Arab world are often presented in contrast with the West in a sort of timeless and unending 'clash of civilizations.' Classics 101 aims to counter this narrative by exploring the multiple deep, long-term connections among the languages, religions and peoples around the Mediterranean Sea. What were the relationships among speakers of these languages in the past? How did Judaism, Christianity and Islam develop among them? Why are Greek and Roman traditions sometimes seen as in tension with Christian or Arab traditions -- and has that always been the case? Readings include selections from Genesis, Exodus, Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, Vergil, the Gospels, Josephus, Imru Al-Qays, the Qur'an and 1,001 Nights. Legendary and historical figures include Moses, Helen of Troy, Cyrus, Darius, Pericles, Alexander, Cleopatra, Jesus, Augustus, Perpetua, Constantine, Muhammad, Fatima, Aisha and Omar. Suggested subtitles for the course include Before East and West, We Hear Dead People, Great Books Reimagined, and Hey, You Should Know This Stuff. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 127-01	Women, Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome	Days: TR	Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm	Room: NEILL 110	Instructor: Beth Severy-Hoven	Avail./Max.: 5 / 25
Cross-listed with WGSS 127-01 Details This course investigates contemporary approaches to studying women, gender and sexuality in history, and the particular challenges of studying these issues in antiquity. By reading ancient writings in translation and analyzing art and other material culture, we will address the following questions: How did ancient Greek and Roman societies understand and use the categories of male and female? Into what sexual categories did different cultures group people? How did these gender and sexual categories intersect with notions of slave and free status, citizenship and ethnicity? How should we interpret the actions and representations of women in surviving literature, myth, art, law, philosophy, politics and medicine in this light? Finally, how and why have gendered classical images been re-deployed in the modern U.S.- from scholarship to art and poetry? General Education Requirements: Writing WP Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 129-01	Greek Myths	Days: MWF	Time: 10:50 am-11:50 am	Room: MAIN 009	Instructor: Brian Lush	Avail./Max.: Closed 2 / 25
Details This course studies some of the world's great storytellers-the ancient Greeks. First, we read from translations of Greek poetry to become familiar with the key figures and events in mythology, including the Olympian gods and their origins, the major heroes, and the Trojan War. Then we explore more broadly the adaptable nature of these myths and the variety of forms in which the Greeks told stories, from epic and personal poetry to philosophy, drama, sculpture and vase painting. At the same time, we investigate the ways in which moderns have interpreted these stories. We analyze myths using Freud's psychoanalytical techniques, as folklore and ritual, and through theoretical perspectives including structuralism, new historicism and feminism. Finally, we investigate the later life of Greek myths, focusing on how and why these stories have been retold by the Romans, later European authors and artists, American film makers and playwrights, and science fiction writers. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 212-01	Elementary Latin II	Days: MWF	Time: 02:20 pm-03:20 pm	Room: MAIN 002	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 20 / 25
Details This two-term sequence introduces the grammar and vocabulary of Latin, the language of the ancient Romans. Students learn through reading adapted passages, by breaking down grammatical structures into recognizable patterns, and through tutorials and drills. We aim to cover all basic grammar by the end of the year. In the second semester, students begin to read easy Latin such as the Bible, Pliny, Cornelius Nepos and/or Caesar. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 111 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 212-L1	Elementary Latin II Lab	Days: R	Time: 03:00 pm-04:00 pm	Room: MAIN 011	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 20 / 25
Details This two-term sequence introduces the grammar and vocabulary of Latin, the language of the ancient Romans. Students learn through reading adapted passages, by breaking down grammatical structures into recognizable patterns, and through tutorials and drills. We aim to cover all basic grammar by the end of the year. In the second semester, students begin to read easy Latin such as the Bible, Pliny, Cornelius Nepos and/or Caesar. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 111 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 214-01	Elementary Arabic II	Days: MWF	Time: 09:40 am-10:40 am	Room: MAIN 010	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 0 / 25
ACTC student may register on Friday, December 1 with permission of the instructor Details In this two semester program, students learn to read, write and converse in Modern Standard Arabic, the form of Classical Arabic used in contemporary news media, documents, literature, education and religious practice in the many countries of the Arab world. The purpose of this course is to develop beginning students' proficiency and communication in the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 113 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 214-L1	Elementary Arabic II Lab	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: -1 / 15
Details In this two semester program, students learn to read, write and converse in Modern Standard Arabic, the form of Classical Arabic used in contemporary news media, documents, literature, education and religious practice in the many countries of the Arab world. The purpose of this course is to develop beginning students' proficiency and communication in the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 113 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 214-L2	Elementary Arabic II Lab	Days: R	Time: 01:20 pm-02:20 pm	Room: CARN 05	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 6 / 15
Details In this two semester program, students learn to read, write and converse in Modern Standard Arabic, the form of Classical Arabic used in contemporary news media, documents, literature, education and religious practice in the many countries of the Arab world. The purpose of this course is to develop beginning students' proficiency and communication in the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 113 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 223-01	Introduction to Archaeology	Days: M	Time: 07:00 pm-10:00 pm	Room: MAIN 001	Instructor: Benjamin Rubin	Avail./Max.: 9 / 25
Cross-listed with ANTH 223-01 Details This course introduces students to archaeology, the study of the material remains of human culture. Students will explore the history of the discipline and profession, its basic methods and theories, and the political and ethical dimensions of modern archaeological practice. Students learn to examine and interpret evidence using specific examples, from artifacts to sites to regions. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 235-01	Elementary Greek II	Days: MWF	Time: 01:10 pm-02:10 pm	Room: MAIN 003	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 20 / 25
Details This two-semester program introduces students to ancient Greek, the language of Greece, Asia Minor, and the Hellenistic world, including several Jewish and early Christian writers. Students will learn the grammar and vocabulary necessary for reading Greek literature and documents of many periods. During the second term, students begin to read extended prose, such as passages from Plato, Xenophon, the New Testament or documentary sources. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 115 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 235-L1	Elementary Greek II Lab	Days: R	Time: 01:50 pm-02:50 pm	Room: MAIN 001	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 20 / 25
Details This two-semester program introduces students to ancient Greek, the language of Greece, Asia Minor, and the Hellenistic world, including several Jewish and early Christian writers. Students will learn the grammar and vocabulary necessary for reading Greek literature and documents of many periods. During the second term, students begin to read extended prose, such as passages from Plato, Xenophon, the New Testament or documentary sources. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 115 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 270-01	Cultural Resource Management	Days: MWF	Time: 02:20 pm-03:20 pm	Room: CARN 05	Instructor: Scott Legge	Avail./Max.: 5 / 20
Cross-listed with ANTH 270-01 Details Archaeology in the United States is no longer practiced exclusively by universities and museums. In fact, since the 1970s, the vast majority of archaeological projects undertaken involve individuals employed in either private industry or with the federal or state government. This shift toward cultural resource management (CRM) archaeology transformed the traditional role of archaeology practiced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. So, what changed? This course explores the role of public archaeology in the United States through an examination of the laws and practices dictating the protection of historic properties, consultation with descendant communities, and the design of archaeological management plans. General Education Requirements: U.S. Identities and Differences Distribution Requirements: Social science Course Materials
CLAS 294-02	Medieval Mediterranean	Days: MWF	Time: 09:40 am-10:40 am	Room: MAIN 002	Instructor: Rebecca Church	Avail./Max.: 10 / 18
Cross-listed with HIST 294-03 Details The Mediterranean, from 500 to 1500 CE, will be our focus. While the Romans called it mare nostrum (our sea), the Mediterranean became a shared space after the Roman Empire split into East (Byzantium) and West (Rome) and the Islamic Empire of the Umayyads enveloped all of the Levant, North Africa, and Iberia by the 8th century. Despite the divided polities, goods, and people--armies, mercenaries, courtiers, merchants, pilgrims, scholars, artisans--along with their ideas, moved easily across the water creating a mixed Mediterranean culture. All of the medieval cultures surrounding the Mediterranean were built on the cultures that preceded them, especially their Roman heritage. They were also springboards for the period of European expansion that followed. In this course we'll look at the geography, agriculture, literature, art, and religious beliefs found in the Mediterranean basin and engage the fundamental question, what is Mediterranean culture? Did it mean the same thing in Iberia, in Egypt, in Western Europe, in Byzantium, and in the Levant? General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 294-04	Art and Architecture of Ancient Greece and Rome	Days: MWF	Time: 03:30 pm-04:30 pm	Room: ARTCOM 102	Instructor: Serdar Yalcin	Avail./Max.: 10 / 20
Cross-listed with ART 294-03 Details This course will survey the art and architecture of ancient Greek and Roman worlds from the Bronze Age (ca. 3000-1200 BCE) to Late Antiquity (ca. 5th century CE). We will examine concepts of design and representation in Greco-Roman art and architecture and explore the uses of art objects and monuments in daily life, politics, religion, state cults, and private rituals. We will examine the developments and changes in artistic forms and practices in their social, economic and historical contexts, taking into consideration the interaction between Greece and Rome as well as the influences from contemporaneous cultures in the Near East and Egypt. Lectures and class discussions will explore topics such as portraiture, art and mortuary practices, art and imperialism, narrative representation, monumental public art and architecture, domestic objects and decorative arts. General Education Requirements: Writing WA Distribution Requirements: Fine arts Course Materials
CLAS 332-01	Intermediate Latin: Poetry	Days: MWF	Time: 02:20 pm-03:20 pm	Room: MAIN 001	Instructor: Brian Lush	Avail./Max.: 11 / 25
Details A course in the poetic literature of the Republican and/or Augustan Ages with concentrated study on one or two authors. Students work toward grammatical and lexical mastery while learning about the forms, styles and cultural aspects of Latin poetry. Authors to be studied may include Plautus, Catullus, Horace, Vergil, or Ovid. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 231or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 338-01	Intermediate Hebrew II	Days: MWF	Time: 12:00 pm-01:00 pm	Room: MAIN 011	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 15 / 20
Details The final semester in the two-year survey of the Hebrew language from ancient to modern. Students will read selections from the Biblical books of poetry such as Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, and Psalms. The second half of the semester is devoted to modern conversational Hebrew. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 237 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 342-01	Intermediate Arabic II	Days: MWF	Time: 10:50 am-11:50 am	Room: MAIN 010	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 15 / 25
ACTC student may register on Friday, December 1 with permission of the instructor Details This course introduces students to more authentic texts and samples a variety of authors and genres from around the Arab world. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 241 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 342-L1	Intermediate Arabic II Lab	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 15 / 25
Details This course introduces students to more authentic texts and samples a variety of authors and genres from around the Arab world. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 241 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 487-01	Advanced Reading in Greek	Days: TR	Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm	Room: MAIN 003	Instructor: Brian Lush	Avail./Max.: 23 / 25
Details Students who pursue ancient Greek at the advanced level will study closely one or more works and explore relevant problems in literary or textual criticism, linguistic, social or cultural history, and/or reception. Offered upon consultation with department. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 362 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials

Fall 2018

Number / Section	Name	Days	Time	Room	Instructor	Avail. / Max.
CLAS 111-01	Elementary Latin I	Days: MWF	Time: 09:40 am-10:40 am	Room: MAIN 002	Instructor: Beth Severy-Hoven	Avail./Max.: 16 / 20
Details This two-term sequence introduces the grammar and vocabulary of Latin, the language of the ancient Romans. Students learn through reading adapted passages, by breaking down grammatical structures into recognizable patterns, and through tutorials and drills. We aim to cover all basic grammar by the end of the year. In the second semester, students begin to read easy Latin such as the Bible, Pliny, Cornelius Nepos and/or Caesar. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 111-L1	Elementary Latin I Lab	Days: T	Time: 03:00 pm-04:00 pm	Room: MAIN 111	Instructor: Beth Severy-Hoven	Avail./Max.: 16 / 20
Details This two-term sequence introduces the grammar and vocabulary of Latin, the language of the ancient Romans. Students learn through reading adapted passages, by breaking down grammatical structures into recognizable patterns, and through tutorials and drills. We aim to cover all basic grammar by the end of the year. In the second semester, students begin to read easy Latin such as the Bible, Pliny, Cornelius Nepos and/or Caesar. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 113-01	Elementary Arabic I	Days: MWF	Time: 09:40 am-10:40 am	Room: MAIN 010	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 5 / 20
ACTC student may register on Friday, April 27 with permission of the instructor Details In this two semester program, students learn to read, write and converse in Modern Standard Arabic, the form of Classical Arabic used in contemporary news media, documents, literature, education and religious practice in the many countries of the Arab world. The purpose of this course is to develop beginning students' proficiency and communication in the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 113-L1	Elementary Arabic I Lab	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 0 / 10
Details In this two semester program, students learn to read, write and converse in Modern Standard Arabic, the form of Classical Arabic used in contemporary news media, documents, literature, education and religious practice in the many countries of the Arab world. The purpose of this course is to develop beginning students' proficiency and communication in the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 113-L2	Elementary Arabic I Lab	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 5 / 10
Details In this two semester program, students learn to read, write and converse in Modern Standard Arabic, the form of Classical Arabic used in contemporary news media, documents, literature, education and religious practice in the many countries of the Arab world. The purpose of this course is to develop beginning students' proficiency and communication in the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 117-01	Elementary Hebrew I	Days: MWF	Time: 12:00 pm-01:00 pm	Room: MAIN 010	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 23 / 25
Details An introduction to the language and literature of classical Hebrew. The study of grammar and vocabulary is supplemented with practice in oral recitation and aural comprehension. Basic biblical texts are analyzed and translated, including selections from the books of Genesis and Ruth. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 117-L1	Elementary Hebrew I Lab	Days: R	Time: 01:20 pm-02:20 pm	Room: CARN 206	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 9 / 10
Details An introduction to the language and literature of classical Hebrew. The study of grammar and vocabulary is supplemented with practice in oral recitation and aural comprehension. Basic biblical texts are analyzed and translated, including selections from the books of Genesis and Ruth. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 117-L2	Elementary Hebrew Lab	Days: R	Time: 03:00 pm-04:00 pm	Room: NEILL 102	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 9 / 10
Details An introduction to the language and literature of classical Hebrew. The study of grammar and vocabulary is supplemented with practice in oral recitation and aural comprehension. Basic biblical texts are analyzed and translated, including selections from the books of Genesis and Ruth. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 121-01	The Greek World	Days: MWF	Time: 10:50 am-11:50 am	Room: NEILL 226	Instructor: Brian Lush	Avail./Max.: Closed 0 / 25
Cross-listed with HIST 121-01 Details This course surveys the political, economic, and cultural development of the peoples of the ancient Greek world from the late Bronze Age through the Hellenistic era. Students will hone their critical thinking skills while working with translations of ancient literature, archaeological remains and works of art. The basic structure of the course is chronological, but we will examine major themes across time and space, which may include the interaction between physical landscape and historical change; rule by the one, the few and the many; the nature and development of literary and artistic genres; the economic, military, and/or cultural dimensions of empire; or the intersections of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, slave/free status and civic identity in the Greek world. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 145-01	Pagans, Christians and Jews in Classical Antiquity: Cultures in Conflict	Days: TR	Time: 09:40 am-11:10 am	Room: MAIN 001	Instructor: Andrew Overman	Avail./Max.: 20 / 30
Cross-listed with RELI 145-01 Details This course studies the interaction of Jewish, Christian, and pagan cultures, and the protracted struggle for self-definition and multi-cultural exchange this encounter provoked. The course draws attention to how the other and cultural and religious difference are construed, resisted, and apprehended. Readings include Acts, Philo, Revelation, I Clement, pagan charges against Christianity, Adversus Ioudaios writers, the Goyim in the Mishna, and apologetic literature. General Education Requirements: Writing WP Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 194-01	Sex, Satire and Slavery: Life and Literature in the Roman Empire	Days: TR	Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm	Room: MAIN 002	Instructor: Beth Severy-Hoven	Avail./Max.: 16 / 16
First year course only Details How can we use literature to help us understand life in an ancient world? Novels, poetry and satire provide a window into the Roman Empire -- a window tantalizing for its details, humor, foreignness and familiarity, as well as clouded by its elite and male biases. Together we will explore a variety of Roman literary texts and how scholars have used them to reconstruct everyday life. We’ll supplement these studies with remains of material culture as we delve into topics such as the family, sexuality, slavery, and dining. We will read a lot of ancient literature and modern scholarship, and class will be based primarily on discussion. We will devote time to the study and practice of crafting and supporting an academic argument in writing. General Education Requirements: Writing WA Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 231-01	Intermediate Latin I: Prose	Days: MWF	Time: 01:10 pm-02:10 pm	Room: MAIN 003	Instructor: Beth Severy-Hoven	Avail./Max.: 14 / 20
Details A thorough review of Latin grammar followed by a study of a Roman prose author or authors. Students build reading skills while gaining an appreciation for the literary and cultural aspects of Latin prose. Particular texts to be studied may include Petronius' Satyricon , the letters and/or speeches of Cicero, letters of Pliny, or Livy's History of Rome. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 212 or its equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 241-01	Intermediate Arabic I	Days: MWF	Time: 10:50 am-11:50 am	Room: MAIN 010	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 4 / 20
ACTC student may register on Friday, April 27 with permission of the instructor Details This course focuses on expanding vocabulary and grammar through simple texts, dialogs and stories. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 214 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 241-L1	Intermediate Arabic I Lab	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 0 / 10
Details This course focuses on expanding vocabulary and grammar through simple texts, dialogs and stories. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 214 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 241-L2	Intermediate Arabic I Lab	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 4 / 10
Details This course focuses on expanding vocabulary and grammar through simple texts, dialogs and stories. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 214 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 260-01	Introduction to Ancient/Medieval Art	Days: MWF	Time: 10:50 am-11:50 am	Room: ARTCOM 102	Instructor: Serdar Yalcin	Avail./Max.: 2 / 30
Cross-listed with ART 160-01 Details This course surveys the visual and material culture of Europe, the Middle East and the broader Mediterranean world from prehistory through the late Medieval period, including early Christian, Jewish and Islamic cultures. We consider the artistic and archaeological remains from the Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece, Etruria, Rome, and western Europe from a contextual perspective in order to understand each culture's ideologies, and the diverse social and artistic purposes for which art and architecture was created and used. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Fine arts Course Materials
CLAS 261-01	Intermediate Greek: Prose	Days: TR	Time: 08:00 am-09:30 am	Room: MAIN 001	Instructor: Andrew Overman	Avail./Max.: 16 / 20
Details This third course in the ancient Greek language sequence involves review of basic grammar and extensive reading in works of ancient prose. Students will build familiarity with forms and vocabulary while gaining confidence as readers and an appreciation for ancient literature. Authors may include Plato, Herodotus, Attic orators, or Lucian. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 235 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 294-01	Songs of Lament and Resistance: Crisis Poetry of the Ancient Mediterranean	Days: MWF	Time: 02:20 pm-03:20 pm	Room: MAIN 010	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 14 / 20
Details What characterizes the responses to collective or individual crises? This course investigates poetic expressions of lament and resistance generated out of national or private catastrophe in the classical Mediterranean and Middle East. We start in the Mesopotamian civilization of the 3rd millennium B.C.E. and move through time and space culminating in the early Islamic era. This course will be framed by a variety of questions, foremost of which is what is crisis literature. Other questions of import focus on stylistic features of the genres, intended audiences, the topoi of sorrow, gendered rhetoric, portrayal of the enemy/source of crisis, the ritual functions of the literature, concepts of self/group, intertextuality and referential language, to name but a few. We will use as our primary sources English translations of Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin and Arabic texts. This course serves as a context course for Classics majors and minors, and also fulfills the major research project requirement for Classics majors. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 294-02	Art/Arch Ancient Egypt	Days: MWF	Time: 03:30 pm-04:30 pm	Room: ARTCOM 102	Instructor: Serdar Yalcin	Avail./Max.: 2 / 20
First day attendance required; cross-listed with ART 280-01 Details This course explores the making and function of art and architecture in ancient Egypt along with its socio-economic and political context from pre-dynastic times (ca. 5300 - 3000 BCE) to the Roman era (30 BCE - 391 CE). The lectures and class discussions will focus on concepts of design, representation and aesthetics in Egypt, and explore the uses of art objects and monuments in politics, religion, private and state cults, and burial practices. Addressing topics such as pharaonic ideology, imperialism, gender, and afterlife, this course will help students comprehend the fundamental place of art and visual culture in the creation and sustenance of one of the oldest civilizations in the world. General Education Requirements: Writing WA Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 294-03	Art and Architecture of the Islamic World	Days: TR	Time: 03:00 pm-04:30 pm	Room: ARTCOM 102	Instructor: Serdar Yalcin	Avail./Max.: 12 / 20
First day attendance required; cross-listed with ART 282-01 Details This course will explore the art and architecture of the Islamic world from the time of the Prophet Mohammed to the 18th century. The lectures and class discussions will focus on culturally specific concepts of design and aesthetics in the vast geography from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Subcontinent, and analyze a variety of genres including architecture, glass, wood and metal working, painting, calligraphy and ceramics in their political and socio-economic contexts. Within these chronological, geographical and typological frameworks, this course will focus on special themes such as patronage, art and politics, figural representation, religious vs. secular art, and the impact of pre-Islamic Near Eastern heritage and Christianity on the development of Islamic forms and styles. General Education Requirements: Internationalism Distribution Requirements: Fine arts Course Materials
CLAS 483-01	Advanced Reading in Latin	Days: MWF	Time: 03:30 pm-04:30 pm	Room: MAIN 010	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 15 / 20
Details Students who pursue Latin at the advanced level will study closely one or more works and explore relevant problems in literary or textual criticism, linguistic, social or cultural history, and/or reception. Authors may include Tacitus, Seneca, Apuleius, Juvenal, Martial or others. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 332or equivalent General Education Requirements: Writing WA Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 490-01	Senior Seminar	Days: TR	Time: 03:00 pm-04:30 pm	Room: MAIN 003	Instructor: Brian Lush	Avail./Max.: 16 / 20
Details The Senior Seminar caps the experience of being a Classics major. Students in all three tracks (Archaeology, Civilization, and Languages) join together to explore the history of the discipline and its relationship to their own histories and future plans. Students learn about, draft and critique documents useful for their next steps, including resumes, personal statements and cover letters, along with discussing selected readings in a seminar setting. Each student also works with an advisor from the department to develop and execute a major piece of work in their chosen field, Majors who have completed the Senior Seminar have thus executed a substantive independent project and can articulate the place of their Classics major within their personal and professional development. Prerequisite(s): Must be a declared Classics major General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials

Spring 2019

Number / Section	Name	Days	Time	Room	Instructor	Avail. / Max.
CLAS 101-01	The Classical Mediterranean and Middle East	Days: TR	Time: 09:40 am-11:10 am	Room:	Instructor: Beth Severy-Hoven	Avail./Max.: 40 / 40
Details Why are Arabic, Greek, Hebrew and Latin all taught in the same department at Macalester? Today Islam and the Arab world are often presented in contrast with the West in a sort of timeless and unending 'clash of civilizations.' Classics 101 aims to counter this narrative by exploring the multiple deep, long-term connections among the languages, religions and peoples around the Mediterranean Sea. What were the relationships among speakers of these languages in the past? How did Judaism, Christianity and Islam develop among them? Why are Greek and Roman traditions sometimes seen as in tension with Christian or Arab traditions -- and has that always been the case? Readings include selections from Genesis, Exodus, Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, Vergil, the Gospels, Josephus, Imru Al-Qays, the Qur'an and 1,001 Nights. Legendary and historical figures include Moses, Helen of Troy, Cyrus, Darius, Pericles, Alexander, Cleopatra, Jesus, Augustus, Perpetua, Constantine, Muhammad, Fatima, Aisha and Omar. Suggested subtitles for the course include Before East and West, We Hear Dead People, Great Books Reimagined, and Hey, You Should Know This Stuff. Required for all majors in the Classical Mediterranean and Middle East. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 129-01	Greek Myths	Days: MWF	Time: 10:50 am-11:50 am	Room:	Instructor: Brian Lush	Avail./Max.: 25 / 25
Details This course studies some of the world's great storytellers-the ancient Greeks. First, we read from translations of Greek poetry to become familiar with the key figures and events in mythology, including the Olympian gods and their origins, the major heroes, and the Trojan War. Then we explore more broadly the adaptable nature of these myths and the variety of forms in which the Greeks told stories, from epic and personal poetry to philosophy, drama, sculpture and vase painting. At the same time, we investigate the ways in which moderns have interpreted these stories. We analyze myths using Freud's psychoanalytical techniques, as folklore and ritual, and through theoretical perspectives including structuralism, new historicism and feminism. Finally, we investigate the later life of Greek myths, focusing on how and why these stories have been retold by the Romans, later European authors and artists, American film makers and playwrights, and science fiction writers. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 135-01	India and Rome	Days: TR	Time: 09:40 am-11:10 am	Room:	Instructor: Andrew Overman	Avail./Max.: 30 / 30
Cross-listed with RELI 135-01 Details This course is taught jointly between the department of Religious Studies and the department of Classics, by a specialist in the Roman East and a specialist in classical India. We will start on either side of this world, with Alexander the Great and Ashoka, exploring the relationship between empire and religion from Rome to India in the world's crossroads for the thousand years between Alexander and the rise of Islam. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 212-01	Elementary Latin II	Days: MWF	Time: 01:10 pm-02:10 pm	Room:	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 20 / 20
Details This two-term sequence introduces the grammar and vocabulary of Latin, the language of the ancient Romans. Students learn through reading adapted passages, by breaking down grammatical structures into recognizable patterns, and through tutorials and drills. We aim to cover all basic grammar by the end of the year. In the second semester, students begin to read easy Latin such as the Bible, Pliny, Cornelius Nepos and/or Caesar. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 111 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 212-L1	Elementary Latin II Lab	Days: R	Time: 03:00 pm-04:00 pm	Room:	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 20 / 20
Details This two-term sequence introduces the grammar and vocabulary of Latin, the language of the ancient Romans. Students learn through reading adapted passages, by breaking down grammatical structures into recognizable patterns, and through tutorials and drills. We aim to cover all basic grammar by the end of the year. In the second semester, students begin to read easy Latin such as the Bible, Pliny, Cornelius Nepos and/or Caesar. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 111 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 214-01	Elementary Arabic II	Days: MWF	Time: 09:40 am-10:40 am	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 20 / 20
ACTC student may register on Friday, November 30 with permission of the instructor Details In this two semester program, students learn to read, write and converse in Modern Standard Arabic, the form of Classical Arabic used in contemporary news media, documents, literature, education and religious practice in the many countries of the Arab world. The purpose of this course is to develop beginning students' proficiency and communication in the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 113 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 214-L1	Elementary Arabic II Lab	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 10 / 10
Details In this two semester program, students learn to read, write and converse in Modern Standard Arabic, the form of Classical Arabic used in contemporary news media, documents, literature, education and religious practice in the many countries of the Arab world. The purpose of this course is to develop beginning students' proficiency and communication in the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 113 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 214-L2	Elementary Arabic II Lab	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 10 / 10
Details In this two semester program, students learn to read, write and converse in Modern Standard Arabic, the form of Classical Arabic used in contemporary news media, documents, literature, education and religious practice in the many countries of the Arab world. The purpose of this course is to develop beginning students' proficiency and communication in the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also participate in tutorials and/or practice labs. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 113 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 218-01	Elementary Hebrew II	Days: MWF	Time: 12:00 pm-01:00 pm	Room:	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 20 / 20
Details An introduction to the language and literature of classical Hebrew. The study of grammar and vocabulary is supplemented with practice in oral recitation and aural comprehension. Basic biblical texts are analyzed and translated, including selections from the books of Genesis and Ruth. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 117 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 218-L1	Elementary Hebrew II	Days: R	Time: 01:50 pm-02:50 pm	Room:	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 10 / 10
Details An introduction to the language and literature of classical Hebrew. The study of grammar and vocabulary is supplemented with practice in oral recitation and aural comprehension. Basic biblical texts are analyzed and translated, including selections from the books of Genesis and Ruth. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 117 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 218-L2	Elementary Hebrew II	Days: R	Time: 03:00 pm-04:00 pm	Room:	Instructor: Nanette Goldman	Avail./Max.: 10 / 10
Details An introduction to the language and literature of classical Hebrew. The study of grammar and vocabulary is supplemented with practice in oral recitation and aural comprehension. Basic biblical texts are analyzed and translated, including selections from the books of Genesis and Ruth. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 117 General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 223-01	Introduction to Archaeology	Days: TR	Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm	Room:	Instructor: Andrew Overman	Avail./Max.: 25 / 25
Cross-listed with ANTH 223-01 Details This course introduces students to archaeology, the study of the material remains of human culture. Students will explore the history of the discipline and profession, its basic methods and theories, and the political and ethical dimensions of modern archaeological practice. Students learn to examine and interpret evidence using specific examples, from artifacts to sites to regions. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 294-01	Hyphenating Identities	Days: MWF	Time: 01:10 pm-02:10 pm	Room:	Instructor: Elmeligi, Ortiz Diaz	Avail./Max.: 20 / 20
Details Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 294-02	Ancient Healing and Medicine	Days: W	Time: 07:00 pm-10:00 pm	Room:	Instructor: Andrew Overman	Avail./Max.: 25 / 25
Details Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 332-01	Intermediate Latin II: Poetry	Days: MWF	Time: 01:10 pm-02:10 pm	Room:	Instructor: Brian Lush	Avail./Max.: 20 / 20
Details A course in the poetic literature of the Republican and/or Augustan Ages with concentrated study on one or two authors. Students work toward grammatical and lexical mastery while learning about the forms, styles and cultural aspects of Latin poetry. Authors to be studied may include Plautus, Catullus, Horace, Vergil, or Ovid. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 231or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 342-01	Intermediate Arabic II	Days: MWF	Time: 10:50 am-11:50 am	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 20 / 20
ACTC student may register on Friday, November 30 with permission of the instructor Details This course introduces students to more authentic texts and samples a variety of authors and genres from around the Arab world. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 241 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 342-L1	Intermediate Arabic II Lab	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 10 / 10
Details This course introduces students to more authentic texts and samples a variety of authors and genres from around the Arab world. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 241 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 342-L2	Intermediate Arabic II Lab	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Wessam Elmeligi	Avail./Max.: 10 / 10
Details This course introduces students to more authentic texts and samples a variety of authors and genres from around the Arab world. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 241 or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Course Materials
CLAS 362-01	Intermediate Greek: Poetry	Days: TR	Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm	Room:	Instructor: Beth Severy-Hoven	Avail./Max.: 20 / 20
Details This fourth course in the ancient Greek language sequence involves extensive reading in works of ancient poetry. Students will work toward mastery of grammar and vocabulary while exploring the formal, artistic and cultural dimensions of poetic composition. Most often readings will be from the Homeric epics (Iliad or Odyssey), but other works may be taught, including tragedy, comedy or lyric. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 261or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials
CLAS 362-L1	Intermediate Greek: Poetry	Days: TBA	Time: TBA	Room:	Instructor: Beth Severy-Hoven	Avail./Max.: 20 / 20
Details This fourth course in the ancient Greek language sequence involves extensive reading in works of ancient poetry. Students will work toward mastery of grammar and vocabulary while exploring the formal, artistic and cultural dimensions of poetic composition. Most often readings will be from the Homeric epics (Iliad or Odyssey), but other works may be taught, including tragedy, comedy or lyric. Prerequisite(s): CLAS 261or equivalent General Education Requirements: Distribution Requirements: Humanities Course Materials

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