Examination procedure
Seminar presentation
Examination procedure notes
Assessment of the seminar presentations will be based on the ability to present the state of the art concisely and clearly, to employ appropriate methodologies, and to achieve convincing and innovative results.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites: Knowledge of Greek language and literature at PhD level.
The research seminar is recommended for students at any year of their PhD programme.
Syllabus
Literary, linguistic, metrical and philological interpretations of ancient Greek literary texts.
The course analyses recent approaches to the study of ancient Greek literary texts. Participants send their essays one week in advance; the texts are discussed in a seminar session. This structure will also allow students to present and discuss their work in progress, including work related to their PhD theses. The seminar will also host discussions of research contributions by other scholars on Greek literature and its reception.
The written text of the seminar report (between 10,000 and 20,000 words) must be sent by email one week in advance of the set date. The topic of the seminar report must be agreed with the course lecturer. The seminar must address a topic relating to the critical interpretation of ancient Greek literary texts or their reception.
Participants will also be required to introduce a research topic (gender theories and Greek literature) to the undergraduate class during a couple of dedicated sessions, in order to stimulate dialogue and discussion.
Bibliographical references
Michel Foucault, Storia della sessualità. I. La volontà di sapere, Milano 1978
Michel Foucault, Storia della sessualità. II. L'uso dei piaceri, Milano 1984 .
Michel Foucault, Storia della sessualità. III. La cura di sé, Milano 1985
Michel Foucault, Storia della sessualità. IV. Le confessioni della carne, Milano 2019
Olsen, S., "Embracing Thetis in Euripides’ Andromache", Classical Antiquity 41 (2022) 67–90 https://doi.org/10.1525/ca.2022.41.1.67
Sissa, G., I generi e la storia: femminile e maschile in rivoluzione, Bologna 2024
Sissa, G., Controcanto. Quando il pensiero maschile celebra le donne, Milano 2026