CNRC3207W
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CNRC 3207W - Race and Ethnicity in Antiquity (3 Cr.) Arts/Humanities, Global Perspectives, Writing Intensive
Classical and Near Eastern Religions and Cultures (10956)TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
Course description
Modern ideas and beliefs about race and ethnicity have shaped and sustained systems of inequality and oppression, but how did we get here?
This course spotlights the rich diversity and multiculturalism of the ancient peoples of the Mediterranean (in particular: the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and Persians). We'll examine how the racial and ethnic biases that they held have influenced our modern perspectives. We'll survey ancient evidence alongside modern scholarship to understand how interpretations and appropriations, primarily of ancient Greek and Roman ideas, have shaped modern racism, colonialism, and white supremacy from the 18th century CE to today. No background in the ancient world is required—just a curiosity to understand the past’s echoes in our present.
This course spotlights the rich diversity and multiculturalism of the ancient peoples of the Mediterranean (in particular: the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and Persians). We'll examine how the racial and ethnic biases that they held have influenced our modern perspectives. We'll survey ancient evidence alongside modern scholarship to understand how interpretations and appropriations, primarily of ancient Greek and Roman ideas, have shaped modern racism, colonialism, and white supremacy from the 18th century CE to today. No background in the ancient world is required—just a curiosity to understand the past’s echoes in our present.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Lecture
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
03203
This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)
Arts/Humanities, Global Perspectives
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
Yes
Typically offered term(s)
Periodic Fall