Unit name | War and Gender: Defining the Hero |
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Unit code | CLAS30091 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Hitch |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This course will explore the prioritization of individuals in war narratives of ancient Greece and Rome, both literary sources and in the visual arts, from heroized military males, to the different and contradictory roles played by women. We will explore how, and for what reason, individuals become symbolic encapsulations of military conflicts, either as the conquering hero, worthy opponent, malicious threat or victim.
Aims:
To increase students knowledge of literary and visual representations of war in antiquity, and develop students awareness of theoretical, literary and ethical issues associated with the representation of individual agency in war narratives.
By the end of this unit, students will have:
Lectures and seminars.