RLB511 Gender, Sexuality and Religions in Ancient Rome

Filozofická fakulta
podzim 2016
Rozsah
1/1/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Leonardo Ambasciano, Ph.D., M.A. (přednášející), Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Ústav religionistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Šárka Londa Vondráčková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Ústav religionistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Rozvrh
každé sudé úterý 14:10–15:45 B2.24
Předpoklady
RLB206 Římské náboženství || RLB239 Helénistická náboženství
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 50 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/50, pouze zareg.: 0/50, pouze zareg. s předností (mateřské obory): 0/50
Jiné omezení: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The aim of the course is to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive overview of gender issues and sexuality in ancient Roman religion. Specifically, the course will focus on women’s participation and female cults in the Roman state religion. An introductory section on social aspects and cultural settings will supply the necessary conceptual tools to delve deeper into the analysis of the principal cults reserved to women. Methodological issues, particularly concerning the evaluation of the fragmentary documentary record, are assessed early on, as is the utility of an interdisciplinary approach. Finally, a comparative sketch will help contextualizing the sociological emergence of different cultural patterns and the institutional establishment of the dominants’ coercive perspectives. At the end of the course, students will be able to understand the cultural underpinnings of Roman gender differences, to identify the major gender-exclusive cults, and to summarize the most relevant normative features concerning the Roman understanding and management of sexuality in both political and religious institutions.
Osnova
  • 1. The Good Goddess and the Dead Queen: An introductory example
  • 2. An empty pantheon? Facing the documentary wasteland
  • 3. The sociologist in the temple of Vesta
  • 4. Sex, cognition, and politics in the Bacchanalia affaire
  • 5. The dominant perspective: Cooperate to outcompete rivals
  • 6. The subordinate perspective: Zombie ants and human brains
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • A history of women in the west. Edited by Pauline Schmitt-Pantel. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1992, xxi, 572. ISBN 067440369X. info
Výukové metody
Teacher-led classes. Students are strongly encouraged to interact and provide their feedback either during lessons and/or via email. Any relevant suggestion or clarification will be carefully taken into consideration in light of the final assessment.
Metody hodnocení
The concluding examination will consist of one short-essay question (i.e., open-ended) analyzing an outstanding theme discussed in class, plus a series of multiple-choice questions. Required readings are provided in the dedicated bibliography above (see “Syllabus”). Strongly suggested additional readings useful to better address the short-essay question will be available before each class. Whenever possible, relevant papers will be provided during each class or uploaded on the course webpage. Percentage of score contributed by each typology of questions: short-essay question: 60%; multiple-choice questions: 40%.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
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