Women in the Classical World (P02852)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-WITCW

An introduction to the study of Greek, Etruscan and Roman women. This course uses a wide range of evidence, but especially that of art and archaeology, to explore the daily experiences of women in these Classical societies, as well as the roles they play in society, social attitudes towards them, and their social status. The women studied in this course include empresses, freeborn women, prostitutes, slaves and freedwomen.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should:
- Be familiar with a range of different kinds of evidence for women in the classical world and how they can be used.
- Be able to describe and assess the life experiences of various types of women
- Be able to analyse and discuss key visual images of women in Greek Etruscan and Roman art
- Have an outline knowledge of the legal constraints on women, attitudes of Classical societies towards women, and women's roles in these societies.