CLASC-372 Unraveling Cleopatra

Cleopatra was a witness to and a shaper of the history of ancient Egypt and the late Roman Republic. To posterity the historical Cleopatra is an enigma, but her image in film, literature, art and popular culture is ever present. Through authors such as Horace, Plutarch, Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw and through cinematic treatments from the 1940s-1970s, explores how the historical figure of Cleopatra became both the signifier and embodiment of sexual and racial politics across historical periods.

Maximum Enrollment

Standard Course (40)

(Writing Intensive, Social Structural and Institutional Hierarchies.)

Credits

1

Cross Listed Courses

AFRST-372, WMGST-372

Prerequisite

one course in any of the following areas: Ancient Greek, Latin, Classical Studies (CLASC), Africana Studies (AFRST), or Women's and Gender Studies (WMGST)