http://www.phennd.org/index.php/forums/ Phennd Resources en Copyright 2007 2007-12-18T19:06:16-04:00 http://www.phennd.org/index.php/forums/viewthread/48/ http://www.phennd.org/index.php/forums/viewthread/48/#When:19:06:16Z <p><b>Classical Studies 240 - Scandalous Arts in Ancient and Modern Communities </b> </p> <p> Dr. Ralph M. Rosen, rrosen at sas dot upenn dot edu <br /> <br /> General Information and Requirements <br /> This course examines our conceptions of art (including literary, visual and musical media) that is deemed by certain communities to transgress the boundaries of taste and convention. It juxtaposes modern notions of artistic transgression, and the criteria used to evaluate such material, with the production of and discourse about transgressive art in classical antiquity. While the Greeks and Romans certainly differed from our own culture in many respects, they did, like us, have concepts of scandalous expression, and they fretted as much as we do about the power that language, image and music could have over a society. In comparing modern and ancient notions of transgressive art, students will attempt to understand why societies and communities feel compelled to repudiate some forms of art, while turning others into “classics.” </p> 2007-12-18T19:06:16-04:00 http://www.phennd.org/index.php/forums/viewthread/47/ http://www.phennd.org/index.php/forums/viewthread/47/#When:18:58:47Z <p><b>Classical Studies 125 - Community, Neighborhood and Family in Ancient Athens and Modern Philadelphia </b> </p> <p> Dr. Ralph M. Rosen, rrosen at sas dot upenn dot edu </p> <p> First week: <br /> General discussion focusing on: what is the point of studying antiquity? what does it mean to say that we can “learn” from the past? what kind of knowledge can the humanistic disciplines, and Classics in particular, offer us? We will consider the notion of “classical culture” as a construct. How is the term “classical” used and abused in our own discourse? What makes fifth-century Athens an appropriate period to study for comparison to a modern urban culture? What is “interpretation?” </p> 2007-12-18T18:58:47-04:00