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69153-01 - Practical course: Reading Ancient Papyri as Sources for Greco-Roman Social History (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Diane Melanie P. Coomans (diane.coomans@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This year, the class will focus on reading papyri (in translation) to discover and analyze three aspects of Roman Egypt society: – The working and living conditions of workers in the quarries of Egypt's Eastern Desert (mainly during the second century AD). – Women empowerment and prostitution in Roman Egypt. – Religion and magical papyri. (I am open to add a fourth topic to be discussed and chosen with the students) |
| Bibliography | R.S. Bagnall (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology. Oxford. 2009. A. L. Boozer, At Home in Roman Egypt. A Social Archaeology, Cambridge, 2021. H. Cuvigny, Rome in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, New- York, 2021. Chr. A. Faraone and S. Torallas Tovar (edd.), Greek and Egyptian Magical Formularies: Text and Translation, Berkeley, 2022. D. Frankfurter, Religion in Roman Egypt. Assimilation and Resistance, New Jersey, 1998. J.G. Keenan, J.G. Manning, and U. Yiftach-Firanko. Law and legal practice in Egypt from Alexander to the Arab conquest: a selection of papyrological sources in translation, with introductions and commentary. Cambridge. 2014. |
| Admission requirements | No previous competence/knowledge is required. It is not required to have taken the "Introduction to papyrology" class to follow this course either. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 16.15-17.45 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Sitzungsraum S 181 |
Dates
| Modules |
Modul: Archive / Medien / Theorien (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Griechische Geschichte BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Griechische Geschichte BA (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Kulturtechnische Dimensionen (Master's degree program: Cultural Techniques) Modul: Praxis (Master's degree subject: History) Modul: Reflexion, Methodik, Praxis (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Römische Geschichte BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Römische Geschichte BA (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Theorie und Methoden der Alten Geschichte (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Theorie und Methoden der Alten Geschichte (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung in Alter Geschichte (Master's degree subject: Ancient History) Modul: Vertiefung in Geschichte und Altertumswissenschaften BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung in Geschichte und Altertumswissenschaften BA (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Vertiefung in Geschichte und Altertumswissenschaften MA (Master's degree subject: Ancient History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Alte Geschichte |