<p>Lecture, three hours. Classical antiquity has long been perceived as the privileged inheritance of white Euro-American culture. While there has been a long history of the Greco-Roman classics being used and misused to justify domination, there has also been an equally profound history of it being reappropriated for liberation. Exploration of how the classics has been used by Black, Indigenous, and people of color artists and activists in the U.S. for different social justice movements. Study engages with classical works and their modern retellings to explore topics such as racial justice, indigeneity, immigration, and gender and sexuality. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Classics

College of Letters and Science

CLASSIC 173 - Classics and Social Justice

Classics and Social Justice

Apply theories and methodologies from critical classical reception to comparatively analyze ancient and modern source materials (both textual and visual)

Evaluate the changing landscape of the discipline of Classics to imagine a more diverse and inclusive field

Articulate the intersection of art, activism, and classical scholarship in the work of modern artists

Critique the power relationships between the “classical tradition” and marginalized communities 

Analyze how classical Greco-Roman texts and themes have been adapted by BIPOC artists to engage with social justice issues

General Catalog

Classics and Social Justice

CLASSIC 173

4 units