Gender and Heroism in Ancient Greek Thought

5 credits

Examines gender and heroism as mutually constitutive categories in Greek thought, and ways in which they work to uphold or subvert power structures among men and women in their various statuses under patriarchy. Topics will include the multiple conceptions of male and female heroism (mythic, epic, tragic, comic, philosophical, religious) and the ways they are endorsed or critiqued in a variety of literary and philosophical texts. Recommended: Previous coursework in Classics at the 200- or 300-level Offered: AWSp.