CL3UA-Uses and Abuses of Antiquity

Module Provider: Classics
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Spring term module
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Current from: 2020/1

Module Convenor: Prof Barbara Goff

Email: b.e.goff@reading.ac.uk

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Summary module description:

Aims:

This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the modern reception of Greek and Roman culture through a range of specific case studies. It also seeks to enable students to analyse the determinants and the diversity of that reception according to the medium, period and place of production and consumption, and to gain, more broadly, an appreciation of the utility of reception studies to classical scholarship.

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module it is expected that the student should be able to:

• outline and appraise the critical concepts of 'reception' and the 'classical tradition';


• evaluate the selective appropriation of classical culture in modern media;


• recognise the diversity of ends to which that appropriation is put (aesthetic, political, and social);


• explain reception in relation to the broader cultural con text in which it takes place, especially in terms of nationhood, political systems, gender and sexuality.

Additional outcomes:

The module also aims to encourage the development of oral communication and presentation skills, and of students' effectiveness in group situations. Students will also develop their IT skills by use of relevant web resources.

Outline content:

The module will proceed via a series of case studies involving literature, art and popular culture, guided by the themes of national and personal identity. It will focus on the 19th and 20th centuries but precise topics will vary depending on staff and student interests.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

The module will be taught by lectures and seminars, with two contact hours per week.

Contact hours:

Ìý	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures		10
Guided independent study:	Ìý	Ìý	Ìý
Ìý Ìý Wider reading (independent)		20
Ìý Ìý Wider reading (directed)		30
Ìý Ìý Preparation for seminars		50
Ìý Ìý Group study tasks		10
Ìý Ìý Essay preparation		60
Ìý Ìý Reflection		10
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Total hours by term	0		0
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Penalties for late submission:

The Module Convenor will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day[1] (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at:
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

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Last updated: 4 April 2020