ARH 3063 SEX & GENDER IN ANCIENT ART

A seminar focusing on the ways in which the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome used art as a means of presenting and representing the relationship between biological sex (male, female) and the social invention of gender (husband, warrior, king, wife, mother, whore, etc.). Students complete a research paper and present an oral report. Prerequisite: One art history course or permission of the instructor.

LA

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: Completion of one Art History course or permission of instructor.