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CLSC 135. Sex and Sexuality in the Ancient Mediterranean. This course will survey gender identity and sexuality in the ancient Mediterranean world through examination of literary, artistic, archaeological, and documentary sources, from the Bronze Age through the Roman Imperial period.

CWL 161. Reading the World. Introduction to contemporary theories of reading and interpretation. Examination of diverse forms of human expression and critical understanding from around the world and across the disciplines designed to develop and refine a broad repertoire of reading tools and practices.

CWL 205. Digital Narrative and Culture. Introductory survey of digital literature and culture from early experiments to contemporary uses of internet technology and interactive platforms. Combines historical and cultural backgrounds with comparative and analytical skill development necessary for understanding digital literature in local and global contexts.

CWL 242. The Bible as Literature. Reading of representative Biblical selections interpreted from a literary standpoint.

CLSC 250. Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean. This course will explore ancient Greek and Roman ideas of race and ethnicity in the ancient Mediterranean world and their relationships to our own ideas of race.

CLSC 300. Pagan Culture. Examines the mass cultures of the Greek and Roman periods, its worldview, and its philosophic and religious underpinnings through literary, artistic, archaeological and documentary sources.

CLSC/HIST 310. Greek World. Interdisciplinary examination of the society and culture of ancient Greece emphasizing literature, the arts, and history. Topics include Homer, mythology and religion, lyric poetry, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age, and Greek contributions to the modern world.

CLSC/HIST 312. Roman World. Interdisciplinary examination of the society and culture of ancient Rome emphasizing literature, the arts, and history. Topics include genesis and growth of the Roman world, transition from republic to Empire, imperial maturity, and Roman contributions to the modern world.

CWL/ENGL 314. The World Before 1492: Race, Gender, and Identity in the "Middle Ages." Interdisciplinary examination of the literatures of the pre-modern, post-Classical world with an emphasis on global interactions between cultures, peoples, and their stories.

CLSC 320. Ancient Iran and the Persian Empire. This course will exam the Persian Empire’s evolution–from its beginnings to its fall to Alexander the Great–and its impact on Alexander’s rule. Additionally, it will explore the aftermath of the Persians in Iran, the rise of the Parthians, and their continuing impact on Rome.

CWL 344. Literature of the Holocaust. Intensive study of literary works of different genres and cultural backgrounds, from 1945 to the present, to analyze the strategies writers use to present the historical events and the cultural reverberations of the Holocaust.

CWL 365. Cultural Studies: Histories, Theories, and Issues. Cultural studies in a global, comparative context, including theories of discursive practices and identity politics; examined through theoretical discourses about literature and the arts and also as an interpretive technique for cultural institutions, practices, and products.

CLSC 380. Ancient Eats. Survey of food in the Roman Empire and elsewhere in the ancient Mediterranean world. Topics include farming, sustainability, trade, purchasing, processing, production, ingredients, recipes, tools, the place and function of feasts, and food in myth, cult and philosophy.

CLSC 410. Law and Literature in the Classical World. Introduction to the study of philosophy and interpretation of law through classical literature that encompasses fundamental legal questions and ancient legal source material and the application of modern theories of literary criticism to ancient and modern law.