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CLST 384 - The Humanism of Antiquity II
Spring Semester 2025
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In this capstone course, students pursuing the Department's majors in Classical Civilization,
Latin, and Greek and the minor in Latin (as well as Post-Baccalaureate candidates,
Greek minors, and Classical Civilization minors who choose) connect their previous several
experiences of Classical Studies by tracing a Roman discourse of human values through selected
literary texts. Through active, thoughtful reading and discussion we enrich one another. What
did Roman civilization contribute to humanity's conversation
about individuals' relationships with one another, with their community, with
the state, with other peoples, with the natural world, with the transcendent?
How did the forces of Roman history shape Roman society, culture, and values?
How can we understand better this part of our past? How can we bring
our understanding to bear on making our today more humane?
Learning Outcomes - students will succeed in this course by:
- understanding and applying the classification of ancient Roman works by genre, date, thematics,
authorship, and literary techniques
- analyzing and critically evaluating our selected texts, especially as they bear upon Centering
Questions of humanistic inquiry: formulating, testing, and developing arguments about Roman thought
- recognizing connections between texts and following the development of ideas, ideals, and
literary expression over time
- considering how our texts arise from and reflect on their context in
Roman history and culture, including other texts
- distinguishing between ancient Roman perspectives and perspectives of other cultures and
periods, including our own: by recognizing complexity and contingency in the formation of values,
deepening our capacity to understand difference
- practicing and improving skills of oral and written expression especially as they serve dialogue
and analysis: building human community by sharing learning
Thursday, 4:15pm-6:45pm
Crown Center 572
Dr. Jacqueline Long
Office Hours: M and T 9:00am-10:00am, Cuneo 410, and Th 3:00pm-4:00pm, Crown 563
- otherwise by appointment
phoning 773-508-3511 will reach me eventually by Outlook's very approximate
transcription-function - e-mailing directly is a much sounder way to reach me
e-mail:
jlong1@luc.edu
Texts
- David Potter, Ancient Rome: a New History 3rd edn. (Thames & Hudson, 2018)
- additional resources on-line and in the library
Policies and Assessment
Schedule of Reading Assignments and Topics
Resources
Basics of Academic Life: Studying, Research, and Writing
- SQ3R for Primary-Source
Coursework: a method for effective studying
- Patrick Rael, Reading,
Writing, and Researching for History: a Guide for College Students (Brunswick, ME: Bowdoin
College 2004): developed by a historian of African American history and the American
Antibellum/Civil War/Reconstruction periods, as the illustrations suggest, and applicable to
other materials and inquiry as well: a model of approach for all stages of academic reflection and synthesis
- Guide to
Writing Academic Papers: a strategic checklist devised by your
instructor (hint, hint)
- Guide to
Beginning Research on Topics in Classical Studies: suggestions and
resources
- Loyola Libraries' Subject Guide
to Classical Studies, curated by Classical Studies Bibliographer
Annette Alvarado (who will have moved to another position by the time our semester starts: use the
"Ask a Librarian" Chat to seek support for your
work with Library resources): a research guide to help identify and access core research
resources relating to Classical Civilization, ancient Greek, or Latin.
- Oxford
Bibliographies Online - Classics: annotated bibliographies compiled by leading scholars in the relevant
fields, including historical overviews of our period (articles for individual authors, cultural topics, and
History, Roman will be variously useful; if this link dead-ends, try going in through the
Libraries' Databases - O, scrolling down to their link)
- Loyola Writing Program's
Standards of Good Writing. It credits the Rhetoric Program of the University of Illinois
at Urbana. Other universities also observe similar criteria: facility with them is widely taken as
correlating with educational attainment.
- Style Sheet: Mundane Good Habits of Competent Writers
- 1st edn. (1918) of William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White,
The Elements of Style: print
editions have been updated and it's well worth getting a copy if you don't own one already,
but in whatever edition you use it, Strunk and White is the
classic guide to desirable American prose style
- How to use apostrophes, or else.
- The the impotence of proofreading
by Taylor Mali.
Roman Literature, History, and Culture
- The Perseus Digital Library,
a non-profit enterprise housed in the
Department of Classics, Tufts University;
its flagship collections feature texts and images for the study of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.
- Lacus
Curtius, a staggeringly rich treasurehouse of on-line resources for
Roman archaeology and topography (especially), including texts; compiled by Bill Thayer.
- Luca Graverini's 2006 Timeline,
550 BC - AD 400; it gives links to Wikipedia articles, which always need to be verified with
authoritative references, but which help flag relevant context if you use them critically
- De Imperatoribus
Romanis: an on-line encyclopedia of Roman emperors, including
empresses, junior emperors, and ultimately non-successful claimants of
imperial power - classical, later Roman, and Byzantine. Includes
interlinked biographical articles with bibliography, imperial stemmata,
the DIR/ORB Ancient and Medieval Atlas, and an index of
select major battles. Scholarly, peer-edited; editorial boards
currently under the presidency of Richard Weigel of Western Kentucky
University (Classical through Later Roman Empire) and Lynda Garland of
the University of New England, New South Wales (Byzantine).
- Diotima: a clearing-house of resources
on the Internet for the study of women and gender in the ancient Mediterranean world.
- Didaskalia: The Journal for Ancient Performance:
dedicated to the study of all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman performance (drama, dance, and music).
Advisory and Editorial Boards of
scholars in Classics and Theater. Published by the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
- Multiculturalism,
Race, & Ethnicity in Classics Consortium: an international organization with the goal
to raise awareness and support the study of multiculturalism, race, and ethnicity in
classics and classical archaeology at all levels. For MRECC, multiculturalism, race, and
ethnicity is central but intersectionality with gender, sexual orientation, and all matters
of identity are welcome.
Additional support-resources at Loyola University Chicago
- 2024-25 Academic Catalog: the official listing of courses, programs
of study, academic policies and degree requirements for Loyola University Chicago, published every year in
advance of the next academic year; inludes the
Undergraduate Standards & Regulations
- Academic Advising
- for first- and second-year students: Academic
Advising & Support Services, Sullivan Center,
Suite 260, 6339 Sheridan Rd., LSC; 773.508.7714,
FSYAdvising@luc.edu
- for College of Arts & Sciences juniors, seniors, and transfer students:
CAS Advising, 4th floor Cuneo Hall, LSC (make an appointment
through Navigate first or use
Express Advising online in the hours it is
available)
- Pre-Health Advising: Sullivan Center, Suite 255, LSC;
PHadvising@luc.edu; or use Handshake
to set up a Pre-Medicine Career Community advising appoitment
- Pre-Law Advising: appointments may be scheduled through Handshake or by phoning 773.508.7716
- Campus Safety
- in case of emergency, notify Campus Safety immediately: Campus Safety Dispatcher,
773.508.SAFE (7233) - monitored 24/7/365; Campus Safety TTY/TDD Line for Hard of Hearing 773.508.7762 - monitored 24/7/365;
City of Chicago emergency 911
- non-emergency safety questions: asksafety@luc.edu - mailbox checked weekly
- general: 6427 N Sheridan Road - staffed 24/7/365; on-campus landline 44.911
- satellite station (joint endeavor with the Chicago Police Department and the Chicago
Transit Authority) near the Granville Redline Station: can be accessed via valid LUC ID card 24/7, and has
emergency phones outside and inside connecting with the Campus Safety dispatch center
- Community Coalition on Gender-Based Violence: the web-page is a hub
of resources for getting and giving various kinds of support in the face of different kinds of gender-based violence or threat;
The Line at Loyola, 773.494.3810, offers confidential support and resources for sexual and relationship violence
- CURA Network [Care - Understanding - Resources - Accountability]: offers support,
coordinated case-management, and referrals to appropriate resources for student concerns across the
University. The website can direct students and members of faculty and staff to pertinent explanations
and resources, including online reporting-forms for first, second, or third parties. Coverage includes severally
- academic concerns
- behavioral concerns
- equity & Title IX concerns
- personal concerns
- student conflict & conduct concerns
- general student concerns
- BUT, in any case of crisis or imminent harm call 911 or Campus Safety first, 773.508.SAFE (7233)
- Dean of Students, Division of Student Development, Damen
Student Center, South Wing, Suite 300, LSC; 773.508.8840,
DeanOfStudents@LUC.edu
- Information Technology Services, 773.508.4487,
ITSServiceDesk@luc.edu
- Student Academic Services: provide instruction, coordinated
guidance, and personalized support throughout students' Loyola experience, embodying Loyola's social
justice commitment to working with the underserved; departments include
- Student Accessibility Center, Student Academic Services,
Sullivan Center, Suite 117, LSC, and Lewis Towers 414C, WTC; 773.508.3700;
sac@luc.edu
- Student Rights, Responsibilities & Conflict Resolution, Damen
Student Center, South Wing, Suite 300, LSC, 773.508.8890, CommunityStandards@luc.edu
- Tutoring Center, Sullivan
Center Suite 245, LSC, 8:30am-5:00pm M-F; 773.508.7708; tutoringcenter@luc.edu
- University Libraries:
- Wellness Center: Granada Center Suite 310, 6439 N Sheridan Rd,
LSC, 773.508.2530; Terry Student Center Suite 250, 26 E Pearson, WTC, 312.915.6360; Cuneo Center, 2160 S 1st Ave, HSC, 708.216.2250
- All facilities see patients by appointment only.
- Students may make medical appointments online at the Wellness Center's
Patient Portal or by phoning
Dial-a-Nurse at 773.508.8883.
- Initial phone triage appointments for mental health concerns may be scheduled
online at the Wellness Center's Patient Portal
or by phoning the Wellness Center's front desk at 773.508.2530.
- The Wellness Center outlines resources for Emergency or Crisis Care, during or after business hours, at
www.luc.edu/wellness/mentalhealth/emergencycrisiscare/.
- Writing Center: trained team members work alongside students
and instructors - from every discipline, at every level, and at any stage in the writing process - on a variety
of projects, including graded writing assignments for an academic course, professional documents such as cover
letters, resumes, and CVs, application materials, publications in progress, and creative writing endeavors. They
are committed to promoting the diversity of voices and perspectives that are the hallmark
of our Loyola community. The Center promotes writing as a means of reflecting and learning, and as a means
for communicating and participating in the many communities of which we are a part.
- Face-to-face, online, and for some projects written consultations are available: see the guide to
Appointment Types
- All appointments may be scheduled at luc.mywconline.com/.
- For Writing Center inquiries, e-mail Amy Kessel, Writing Center Director, at
akessel@luc.edu or phone 773.508.2682
- Writing Program: teaches and administers University writing
courses, coordinates Writing Across the Curriculum, offers various writing, academic, and more general supports as
an academic unit within the Department of English
- For Writing Program inquiries, e-mail Melissa Bradshaw, Writing Program Director, at
mbradshaw@luc.edu or phone 773.508.2776
- For Writing Across the Curriculum inquiries, e-mail Julie Fiorelli, WAC Coordinator, at
jfiorelli@luc.edu or phone 773.508.2313
- For Writing Placement Assessment inquiries, e-mail Elissa Weeks Stogner, Writing Placement Assessment Coordinator,
at estogner@luc.edu or phone 773.508.2693
Academic honesty, a.k.a. the life's blood of the intellect:
- Learning is the core of universities' purpose. Complete academic integrity - absolute adherence to principles
of honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage in academic matters - is the foundation on which
learning can be achieved. Breaches of academic integrity interfere with learning or falsify it: they violate
the university's purpose, for the institution and for all the people in it, from innocent bystanders to the
perpetrator. It matters. Consequently, needfully, any practice of academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, any use of
AI or other resources not specifically authorized by your instructor, obstructing the work of other students,
etc.) perpetrated in this course will include academic penalties, pursuant to University policy (see next item),
in proportion to the seriousness of the violation. Academic dishonesty could result in failure of the course. Do not do it.
- For basic principles and definitions, see the subsection Academic Integrity (click the > sign to get the embedded text)
in the Undergraduate Standards & Regulations
in the 2024-25 Academic Catalog.
The College of Arts and Sciences
endorses and upholds this
policy, as does the Department of Classical
Studies.
- Loyola University Chicago requires that all instances of academic dishonesty must be reported to the
chairperson of the department involved and to the academic Dean of the student's College.
Student Accessibility Center (scroll down
page for recommended Syllabus Statement):
Loyola University Chicago provides reasonable academic and student life accommodations for
students with disabilities. Students interested in receiving academic accommodations related to a
disability or other health condition are invited to register with the Student Accessibility Center
at https://www.luc.edu/sac/applywithsac/.
Students may register with the SAC at any point in their academic career. The SAC encourages
students to register as early as possible to reduce delay in delivery of accommodations. The SAC,
student, and professor will engage in an interactive process to determine how each student's
accommodations are applied to individual class sections. As noted above, the SAC is located in
Suite 117 on the first floor of the Sullivan Center, at 773-508-3700, and by e-mail at
SAC@luc.edu.
Please note that in this class, software may be used to audio-record class lectures to provide
equal access to students with disabilities. Students approved for this accommodation use recordings
for their personal study only and recordings may not be shared with other people or used in any way
against the faculty member, other lecturers, or students whose classroom comments are recorded as
part of the class activity. Recordings are deleted at the end of the semester.
Notice
of Reporting Obligations for Responsible Campus Partners
As an instructor, I am a Responsible Campus Partner ("RCP") under Loyola's
Comprehensive Policy and
Procedures for Addressing Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct, and Retaliation (available at
www.luc.edu/equity). While my goal is for you to be able to engage
fully and authentically with our course material through class discussions and written work, I
also want to be transparent that as a RCP, I am must notify the
Office for Equity & Compliance /
Title IX Coordinator when
I have any information about conduct that reasonably may constitute Title IX Sex-Based Discrimination.
Title IX Sex-Based Discrimination includes any of the following conduct, when the conduct was
within the University's education program or activity:
- Discrimination or discriminatory harassment on the basis of sex (including sex stereotypes,
sex characteristics, gender identity, sexual orientation, and Pregnancy or Related Conditions),
- Sexual harassment (including quid pro quo and hostile environment sexual harassment),
- Sexual assault,
- Dating and/or domestic violence, and/or
- Stalking
As the University's Title IX office, the OEC coordinates the University's response to reports and
complaints of sexual misconduct (as well as discrimination of any kind) to ensure students' rights
are protected.
As an instructor, I also have an obligation under Illinois law to report disclosures of or
suspected instances of child abuse or neglect
(https://www.luc.edu/hr/legal-notices/mandatedreportingofchildabuseandneglect/).
The University maintains such reporting requirements to ensure that any student who experiences
sexual/gender-based violence receives accurate information about available resources and support.
Such reports will not generate a report to law enforcement (no student will ever be forced to file
a report with the police). Additionally, the University's resources and supports are available to
all students even if a student chooses that they do not want any other action taken. If you have any
questions about this policy, you are encouraged to contact the OEC at
equity@luc.edu or 773-508-7766.
If you ever wish to speak with a confidential resource regarding gender-based violence, I
encourage you to call The Line at 773-494-3810. The Line is staffed by confidential advocates from
8:30am-5pm M-F and 24 hours on the weekend when school is in session. Advocates can provide
support, talk through your options (medical, legal, LUC reporting, safety planning, etc.), and
connect you with resources as needed, without generating a report or record with the OEC. More
information about The Line can be found at luc.edu/wellness.
Land Acknowledgment: The Loyola University Chicago community acknowledges its location on
the ancestral homelands of the Council of the Three Fires (the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi
tribes) and a place of trade with other tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk,
and Meskwaki. We recognize that descendants of these and other North American tribes continue to
live and work on this land with us. We recognize the tragic legacy of colonization, genocide, and
oppression that still impacts Native American lives today. As a Jesuit university, we affirm our
commitment to issues of social responsibility and justice. We further recognize our responsibility
to understand, teach, and respect the past and present realities of local Native Americans and
their continued connection to this land.
Revised 10 January 2025 by
jlong1@luc.edu
http://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies/