Classics in English Translation (CLAS) |
311 Susan Campbell Hall, 541-346-4069
College of Arts & Sciences
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9 - Low cost (less than $50) for class textbook materials.
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Course Data
| CLAS 201 Greek Life & Culture >1 >GP >IC |
4.00 cr. |
| Introduces students to the literature, history, and art of ancient Greece. Students develop an appreciation for Greek culture and its similarities to and differences from American culture. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Eckerman C |
Office:
368 Susan Campbell Hall
Phone:
(541) 346-4071
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CRN |
Avail |
Max |
Time |
Day |
Location |
Instructor |
Notes |
Lecture |
21664 |
3 |
100 |
1000-1050 |
mwf |
See DuckWeb |
Eckerman C |
9 |
Final Exam: |
1015-1215 |
t 3/18 |
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Associated Sections |
+ Dis |
21665 |
1 |
25 |
1000-1050 |
r |
See DuckWeb |
Mitchell J |
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+ Dis |
21666 |
1 |
25 |
1100-1150 |
r |
See DuckWeb |
Brown L |
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+ Dis |
21667 |
1 |
25 |
1100-1150 |
r |
See DuckWeb |
Mitchell J |
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+ Dis |
21668 |
0 |
25 |
1200-1250 |
r |
See DuckWeb |
Brown L |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| January 5: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| January 11: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| January 11: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| January 12: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| January 12: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| January 13: |
Add this course |
| January 13: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| January 19: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| January 19: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| January 26: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| January 26: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| February 2: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| February 2: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| February 23: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
 | For information on last day to Change Grade Option or Change Variable credit: Dates & Deadlines calendar You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, connect with an Academic Advisor. If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the an Academic Advisor the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| Subject and Aims of the Course
This course is an introduction to ancient Greek civilization, the origin of our modern world and the intellectual starting-point for what is – for now – the world's greatest and most powerful civilization. Anyone who wants to understand how we live must start here. We shall be studying the ways the Greeks have influenced our world today, but mainly we shall discuss how they themselves lived and thought.
It follows from this somewhat grandiose description that the purposes of this course are broad and liberal. We study some of the greatest works – literary, mainly, but also plastic – that have defined the Western tradition. Our efforts will focus on interpretation of these works from a variety of perspectives, both internal and external. For these reasons, this course satisfies the Arts & Letters requirement for the University of Oregon.
It follows likewise that this course focuses on material that lies beyond the narrow context of contemporary life in the United States. At the same time, it has had a profound effect on our modern life. It is one of the most interesting and troubling paradoxes of the Greeks that their extraordinary intellectual accomplishments occur in very hierarchical, slave-owning societies in which women were profoundly excluded from public life. This fact itself is worthy of some critical and respectful consideration, for which reason this course satisfies the Global Perspectivesrequirement of the University of Oregon. |
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