Throughout our semester we navigated conversations about race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, humor and storytelling. We grounded our discussions in two primary texts: Lucian’s True Histories and Herodotus’ Histories. Both authors grapple with the truth as they work to balance their conceptions of the world and the past. However, their opines regarding the truthfulness of… Continue reading Celia’s Final Reflection
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Research, Reflect, Connect – Celia
Nearing the end of Book I of the True Histories, Lucian and his men stumble upon Lychnopolis, the City of Lamps, in which animated household lamps congregate in an orderly society. In the article Lucian’s Lynchnopolis and the Problems of Slave Surveillance, Sonia Sabnis argues that the lamps of Lynchopolis symbolize household slaves. Further, she… Continue reading Research, Reflect, Connect – Celia
Curriculum Research and Reflection – Celia
In response to the Curriculum Research and Reflection prompt, I selected two articles from the Eidolon “Pedagogy” blog. The blog is an online platform for Classists from all backgrounds to reflect on their experiences, exchange advice, and revel in the era’s grandeur. For my research, I read EL Meszaro’s “One Giant Leap for Latin” and… Continue reading Curriculum Research and Reflection – Celia
Dr. Foxley Talk Reflections
Dr. Florencia Foxley, Lecturer of Classical Studies at Dartmouth, delivered a cοmpelling lecture about childbirth and the figure of the bride in Euripidean tragedy, Andromache. Her studies focus on the way motherhood and childbirth are regulated and idealogozied in service of patriarchal social structures. Through a study of Euripidean tragedy and late 5th century vase… Continue reading Dr. Foxley Talk Reflections
Reading for Context Celia
Coined the “Father of History,” Herodotus constructed The Histories to catalogue his account of the Persian War, a series of infamous battles fought between the scrawny Greek city-states and the powerful Persian Empire. Throughout his investigation of the Persian Wars, he strays from the topic at hand to share information about other civilizations. In Book… Continue reading Reading for Context Celia
