Further information about course/programme/lecturer

Units:

• College of Arts, School of Humanities

Keywords:

• Gender
• Medicine

Associated people:

• Jocks, Ianto

Lecturer: Ianto Jocks

Course: Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Rome (Classics, senior honours)

The course examines the roles of men and women in different literary genres and social classes, as well as in the areas of both public and private life in ancient Rome. This lecture highlights approaches to ancient medical sources and the way the material can aid our understanding of contemporary perspectives on gender and sexuality in antiquity.