CLA 104 Death & Dying in the Ancient Mediterranean

Lecture/Discussion MWF 2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Instructor: Bianca Hand
Course Description: Ideas and practices related to death in the ancient Mediterranean. Burial rituals and spaces, philosophical and medical theories of death and the afterlife, the dying and dead in social life, and literary and artistic depictions of violence and the dead.

Prerequisite(s): One lower-divison Classics (CLA) course; or consent of instructor.

  • Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Extensive Writing.
  • General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Visual Literacy (VL); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).