Hist.
220: Ancient Athens and Renaissance
Florence
Occidental College Spring 2021
Instructor: Prof. Maryanne
Horowitz, History Department
Class
on Zoom T Th 1:30-2:55 on
P.M. on ZOOM. Break 2:10-2:20.
Office
Hours: Mon 1:30-3:00, Wed. 3-4:30
· Reserve appointment by 11:50 a.m. that day at
https://www.oxy.edu/academics/faculty/maryanne-horowitz Zoom invitation
will be sent out by noon.
· Prof. Horowitz prefers face-to-face
communication whenever possible and appreciates that students upload a profile
photo to https://occidental.zoom.us/profile.
horowitz@oxy.edu is appropriate way of communication. As Prof. Horowitz has 3 courses spring 2021,
please at top of email state This email is from first
and last name in Hist. 220.
Wed. 5 p.m. is designated
time for passing in the two papers in this class. There is also takehome essays due on the date of the
final.
CORE Credit as Pre-1800
and Regional Focus History Dept. credit as pre-1800 Classical Studies credit; GWSS
credit.
Catalogue Description: This
course provides an opportunity to vicariously "live" in historical
cities considered to be creators of democratic or representative forms of
government, as well as of great literature and art. Historian Thucydides, comic
Aristophanes, and philosopher Plato draw us into Athenian gender/class socialization,
politics, and culture; likewise, Boccaccio, the Medici family, and Machiavelli
inform us of Florentine gender/class socialization, politics, and culture.
Monumental architecture and gendered sculpture continue to serve to decorate
and sustain the individuality of each city. By examining documents of daily
life (including court cases concerning sexual acts) and the luxury products of
the diverse crafts, we increase our knowledge of the controversial behavior and
productivity of a wide spectrum of women and men. By focusing on two cities in
their "golden age," the class will emphasize the shared positive, as
well as negative, characteristics of ages historians have designated as
"golden." History majors may petition for 300-level credit for this
class with the completion of additional work arranged with the instructor. (May
be taken as History 397 by writing a research paper in place of one class
paper).
Books in Bookstore (also available used from
Amazon.com)
H John Camp and Elizabeth Fisher, The
World of the Ancient Greeks (Thames and Hudson, 2010)
Margaret L. King, The
Renaissance in Europe
Kenneth
R. Bartlett, The Civilization of the Italian Renaissance
Course
Objectives:
·
To gain familiarity
with major events, people, and movements in the history of pre-modern Western
Civilization
·
To learn basic
methods of historical investigation, particularly analysis of textual and
visual sources in the context of two very influential city-states (with many
documents available in English)
·
To experience the
process of interpreting major movements in ancient and Renaissance history
(including Renaissance interpretation of antiquity)
·
To develop skills
in historical argument, writing, and oral presentation.
Course Outcomes:
·
Students gain a
critical awareness of the past as resource for imagining new ways of thinking , creating, acting, organizing society, and forming
community.
· Students will write 2 historical essays defending an
interpretation on a historiographical issue by properly citing and critically
evaluating primary and secondary sources.
·
Students will
understand the tumultuous political history of two city-states prized for their
culture and representative government
.
Requirements and
Grading in this 4-unit class anticipating 12 hours a week
including class time
Ό Class attendance, discussion or presentation from small group work,
citation for your viewpoint in other students papers (class encourages debate
on interpretation in small group work on paper topics), contributing to Zooms
CHAT. Extra credit to group leaders for
organizing small group discussions outside of class hours, encouraging some
camaraderie.
Ό Ancient Paper one due Wed. Feb. 24, 5 p.m.
See at end of syllabus Planning Your Paper Topics.
Ό Renaissance Paper two due Wed. April 14, 5 p.m.
FORMAT of all submitted writing:
12 point, Times Roman, Double-Space in WORD.doc or .docx, emailed to horowitz@oxy.edu as an attachment. In the 2 Papers. Use M.L.A. parenthetical notes
and add Works Cited divided into Primary Sources and Secondary Sources. Prof.Horowitz
plans to write comments on the paper she will return to you.
https://style.mla.org/works-cited/works-cited-a-quick-guide/essay. Use Turabian from CSP courses.
Ό Typed Takehome Essay Exams (6-7 pages total with parenthetical
notes to primary sources in class books) at time of Final discussing
political history, as well as rhetoric, philosophy, and art reflecting
political history, of city-state of Athens (600-100 BCE) and city-state of Florence (1250-Duchy
of Cosimo III). Students will be
encouraged to analyze primary source texts and material objects.
At bottom of syllabus is class policy on Recordings including
Chat, and a link to Occidental College Policies: On-line learning
environment, Principle of Honor, and Student Support Services
Weeks (After Weekly Schedule, you will
find Grading Policy for Hist. 220.
Spring 2021 TR Weekly Schedule Readings to be completed before Tuesdays.
Search for DUE for
assignments
Tuesday-Thursday Schedule for Spring 2021
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PART 1 ANCIENT ATHENS
WEEK 1
*Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Browsing in Camp and Fisher exhibits genres Archeologists have
uncovered: Bolded art categories of Ch. VIII:
ARCHITECTURE: Theatres,
Temples, Agoras (town centers),
SCULPTURES: Lifesize sculptures or idols, small sculptures or votive offerings, POTTERY: victory pots, household pots,
erotic pots. PAINTING and mosaics, METALWORK: Coins, Armor and Weapons, Also SHIPS and shipwrecks, TEXTS in scrolls or stone
Two topics of current interest for student inquiry: why Socrates was
sentenced and the configuration of genders and sexualities in ancient Greek
humans and deities (including heroine Antigone)
Wed. Jan. 20 5 p.m. Type responses on student form and
email to horowitz@oxy.edu
*Thursday, January 21
Camp and Fisher, ch. 1, Who were
the Greeks?
For help choosing topic for first paper, browse in Camp and Fisher
for distinctions in images between male and female, masculinity and femininity,
androgyny vs. gendered roles.
Start Plato Apology, trans.
Jowett, 17a to
24c http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/apology.html You can find all Greek and Roman classics
in English translation at classics.mit.edu
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WEEK 2 Read in Reserves under Ancient Athens: Easy
Introduction by Willis 2a, 2b.
*Tuesday, January 26, 2021 An oral reading of Trial by 2
student volunteers: Miletus and Socrates lines
24d-25c
Discuss Socrates style of argument.
Outside of class, student groups prepare 10-12 minute class presentation on a genre of material
culture (utilize full book by Camp and Fisher).
*Thursday, January 28, 2021
Camp and
Fisher, ch. 5 Polis: the early Greek City, pp. 76-93, 97-101, 104-109, 110-115
Persian Wars.
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WEEK 3
Read in Reserves under Ancient Athens: Easy Introduction by
Willis 2c, 2d.
*Tuesday, February 2, 2021 No regular class- GO to Zoom invitation
from your Student Group Leader.
Camp and Fisher, ch.6 Classical Athens.
Student leader to have sent members of group a zoom invitation instead
of regular class meeting. Student Material Culture Groups discuss what
historians and archeologists have learned from physical remains (Google Doc
Manager works on what to share with class as a whole later: Shared Screen for
Powerpoint useful, but also cite exact page for class as a whole to follow in
The World of the Ancient Greeks .
*Thursday, February 4, 2021 Thursday,
February 4, 2021 read Camp and Fisher, ch. 7 Gods and Heroes
Student Material Culture Groups discuss their material objects in
class with most students having World of
the Ancient Greeks open. Expecting
that most groups will not need extra time for presentation on a later date, but will send horowitz@oxy.edu anything to post on MOODLE.
Those interested, by now have seen Antigone
on Oasys to discuss on Tuesday or
read http://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/antigone.html
DUE Sunday Feb. 7 by
5 p.m. email horowitz@oxy.edu your paper tentative title and
Works Cited and if interested in chairing a paper group. Prof. Horowitz will form
Student Paper Consultant Groups with a Student Chair: Groups anticipated on
trial of Socrates, on Antigone, a
GWSS or Classical Studies or other controversy on Ancient Greece. Hope students cite one another in
parenthetical notes in their papers.
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WEEK 4
*Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Paper Consultant Groups will be
posted on MOODLE.
Discussion in class of film of play Antigone
particularly by those gathering articles about play to discuss in paper. PPt. Lecture
on Alexander the Greats conquests.
DUE By Wed. 5 p.m, Feb.
10, email horowitz@oxy.edu and students in your paper group your tentative paper title, your Works
Cited divided into Primary and Secondary Sources and either a 2-paragraph
abstract or sentence outline. Wed.
eve. Prof. Horowitz will assign Paper Consultant Groups with Chair who invites
others to separate zoom meeting for Thurs. class period.
*Thursday, February 11, 2021 Paper Consultant Groups meet
instead of class. .Email horowitz@oxy.edu students in your
group (pre-arranged) paper sentence
outline and bibliography and student chair invites others to zoom to
discuss. If you are influenced by a
students suggestion, cite student in your paper.
Reminder: Order books from library that you seek for paper on
Renaissance. (Note 2 topics recommend a used book to purchase used right away.)
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WEEK 5
*Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Camp and
Fisher, ch. 9 Alexander and the Hellenistic
World PPt. lecture on Hellenistic Schools of
Philosophy of 4th c B.C.E.
Pick school youd most like to join:
Platos Academy, Aristotles Lyceum, Stoa, Epicurean Garden, or 3rd
c. BCE Academy of Skeptic Carneades
*Thursday, February 18, 2021 Students join schools and argue preferences (and put todays choice in
Chat) Students who volunteer ahead,defend the thesis
for paper due next Wed (by 5 p.m. Feb. 17 email to horowitz@oxy.edu with l-2 sentence thesis)
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WEEK 6
*Tuesday, February 23, 2021 PPt. Hellenistic Art concludes Ancient
Athens half of course Students put in
Chat a primary source reading for analysis and presentation from Bartlett (2
readings from 2 different authors in same section or l long reading) or in King
(l VOICES or l FOCUS). Glad for some students to offer me a second choice as I
spread out the oral presentations without too much duplication,
DUE. Paper 1 due by Wed. Feb. 24, 5 p.m.
*Thurs. Feb. 25 Introduction to Burckhardtian Renaissance
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WEEK 7
*Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Read King, The Renaissance in
Europe, ch. 1 (focusing after p. 18). On Moodle top section, see schedule
of student reports on Bartlett texts named Student Reports on Renaissance
Primary Sources March 2 Draft, created with use of Chat. Write me right away
only if it is necessary for you to change topic or week. Aim for beginning of
class on a Tuesday, but Thurs. OK.
*Thursday, March 4, 2021 King, ch. 2 and read widely in
Bartlett to find texts of interest.
Then, seek out Renaissance primary sources on-line as in https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/sbook1x.asp and in Artstor.com. You may discuss alternate interpretations of
Renaissance art objects or texts with use of jstor articles, encyclopedia
articles, and books.
Order primary and secondary sources for paper 2 topic from
library@oxy.edu.
Mark up and book mark your books with your insights as in
Final, youll be analyzing primary sources in Bartlett, King, and Camp &
Fisher.
SPRING BREAK
Spring
Break Monday March 8-12, 2021 (Spring Break) Plan Renaissance paper. Browse in Bartlett to compare 2 Renaissance individuals, possibly
for second paper.
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WEEK 8
Read in Reserves under Florence, Easy Introduction by Willis,
11a, 11b.
*Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Florence in the 14th
and 15th Centuries
Read King, ch. 3 and Bartlett, lst ed. ch. III or 2nd ed.
Ch. IV
DUE Wed. March 17, 5 p.m.
Submit a paragraph proposal for paper 2; include your tentative Works
Cited. Indicate if willing to chair a
student group.
*Thursday, March 18, 2021 Completed
Civic
Humanism of Florentine Republic to Neo-Platonism of Medici Circle
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WEEK 9
*Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Domestic life, women and
marriage
Read King, ch. 5 and Bartlett, lst ed., ch. VI and in Ch VIII, Bruni to
Battista Malatesta and Laura Cereta
or 2nd ed. Ch. VII and and Bruni and Cereta in ch. IX.
Tues. March 23, 5 p.m. Guest
Lecturer in History Department Register for Billington Professor Leslie Butler
Democracy and the woman question in Nineteenth-Century America
*Thursday, March 25, 2021 Home Studies of Piero de Medici and
Isabella dEste Images of 15th
Century Art (Jansons)
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WEEK 10
*Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Art, artists, and decorating a city-state.
Images of 16th Century Art (Jansons)
Read King, ch. 4 and Bartlett, lst ed., ch. VII and ch. XI, Vasari and Cellini or Bartlett, 2nd
ed., ch. VIII and Vasari and Cellini in ch.XII.
Due Wed. March 31, 5 p.m. Abstract or sentence outline
of paper due with M.L.A. Works Cited Divided into Primary and Secondary Sources
to horowitz@oxy.edu and to students in group.
*Thursday, April 1, 2021 Brief Paper Presentations of
Argument or Interpretation (others on April 13)
Medici leaders in Republic, then Dukes in Medici Duchy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Tuscany#De_facto_rulers_of_the_House_of_Medici,_14341494
Wife of Piero and mother of Lorenzo and an author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucrezia_Tornabuoni
Wife of Lorenzo from noble Rome family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarice_Orsini
Cosimo Is Map Room in Palazzo Vechio see ebook on Oasys
by Mark Rosen, pp. after 166.
Reminder: Study sheet for final has been on MOODLE in top
section.
WEEK 11
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Renaissance Diplomacy (Horowitz ppt. lecture in MOODLE
section 10 New Politics)
Read King, ch. 7 to p. 219, 221-222. Bartlett (lst ed.), ch. IV
and V or (2nd ed.) ch. V and VI
Thursday, April 8, 2021 Florentine marriage and
childrearing (King ch At Home and in the Piazza
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WEEK 12 Read King, ch. 8. Bartlett, lst ed. selection in Ch. VI or 2nd
ed., in ch. VII.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Paper Presentations of Argument or
Interpretation
DUE Paper 2 due by Wed. April 14, 5 p.m. Final takehome exam questions posted.
Thursday, April 15, 2021 Machiavelli and Machiavellianism (recorded
lecture 3rd item at top of MOODLE)
Students reporting on The
Prince chs. V-IX on reserve Topic 10: New Politics.
Machiavelli vs. Castiglione on Princedoms
See over long weekend on our MOODLE film Dangerous Beauty
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WEEK 13
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 (Founders Day) No
classes. Read pdf Political Leaders
from Savonorola to Duke Cosimo I on Moodle Topic 10; New Politics.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Discuss Dangerous Beauty; social
hierarchy, poetry on myth of
Venice, poetry on love, King Henry IIIs visit, witchcraft trial
(fact and fiction)
WEEK 14
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Time for student evaluations
DUE Final Week: Takehome essay due
on Final Exam Date Tues. May 4, by 6 p.m. 5 Typed pages, Times Roman 12 Point. The essay should cite some class lectures by
date, as well as class readings by author, page.
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Hist. 220 POLICIES |
Grading: You may email paper draft when making an
office appointment with Prof. Horowitz; she seeks to work with you so that the
final grades range only from B- to A. That statement assumes that by the posted
date of the final exam the student completes the 2 papers and the final exam. Final course grades in this class have the following
meaning: (Prof. Horowitz is aiming to assign only grades B-, B, B+, A-, A)
A Outstanding performance. You have demonstrated very thorough knowledge and understanding
of all the material, truly superior critical thinking, and expressed insightful
and original thoughts clearly. You have completed all required assignments, and
they have been among the best in the class.
B Good performance. You have demonstrated solid knowledge and understanding of the
material and good critical thinking. You have also shown the ability to express
your ideas clearly. You have completed all required assignments, and they have
been of good quality.
C Satisfactory performance. You have demonstrated basic knowledge and understanding of the
major concepts taught in the class and some critical thinking. You have
completed all or most of the required assignments, and they have routinely been
free of significant problems.
D Deficient performance. You have only acquired a limited understanding of the class
material. You have failed to complete all the required assignments, and they
have routinely had serious problems.
F Failure. You have
failed to learn a sufficient proportion of the basic concepts and
ideas taught in the class. You have failed to complete many required
assignments, and they have routinely had serious problems.
Attendance Policy and Participation Definition
Attendance and
participation are expected as the work that we do in class is critical to your
understanding and analysis of class primary and secondary source readings. However, if there is a medical issue or
family emergency please tell Prof. Horowitz.
If you must miss class due to illness, a serious life issue, an official
Oxy event, or to reasons of faith or conscience, please let Prof. Horowitz know
as soon as possible.
Computer Policy in Class: Computers are needed in class for Zoom, and another device may
be used also for reference to an e-book or e-article or for note-taking, but
for no other activities such as messaging, emailing, or browsing.
Paper workshops with other students
are designed to improve paper writing as well as help students meet paper
deadline. During pandemic, workshops are
a chance to get to know other students more informally. Prof. Horowitz hopes to
see some M.L.A. notes in response to other students thoughts on the topic of the
student authors paper. Remember you are
arguing an interpretation in relationship to others interpretations.
Punctuality is very important on
the 2 paper deadlines (always a Wed. at 5 p.m.) and 1 takehome essay exam on
Final Date. (On all emails to horowitz@oxy.edu, state your first and last
name, Hist. 220, and due date of assignment to be discussed. )
Planning your paper topics.
1/4 Submit your plan Sun. Feb.
7, 5 p.m. (OK earlier drafts also). Youll be assigned to student
group on related topics, and on Wed. Feb. 9, 5 p.m., youll email your proposal
to group members. Paper Due Date:
Submit 4-5 page paper plus Works Cited due at 5 p.m.
Wed. Feb 24 taking a stand on the debate on the causes for trial of
Socrates and his sentencing or review recent literature on your choice of
aspects of gender, women, and sexuality studies for ancient Greece. One choice might be seeing contemporary film
of play Antigone by Sophocles on
OASYS and arguing your interpretation. There are some pdfs of articles on
reserve, and students may find more recent articles through JSTOR or earlier
articles from endnotes in the articles on reserve. Students may order books to
be mailed to them from Occidental College Library (including any listed as
reserve) (library@oxy.edu)
On Hist 220
MOODLE, use electronic reserve items and see the guide for using the variety of
electronic sources in Oasys.
1/4 Submit
your plan Wed. March 17, 5 p.m. (OK earlier drafts also). Submit
Abstract or outline and some of Works Cited by 5 p.m. Wed. March 31. Submit 4-5 page paper plus Works Cited due at 5.m. Wed.
April 14 comparing primary sources on same topic by two writers or artists
of the Renaissance (at least one who lived in Florence for at least part of his
or her life) or Alternative in next paragraph. A good place to start is Bartlett, The
Civilization of the Italian Renaissance: a Sourcebook & other books on
reserve list. For women authors, see many books (some ebooks) at oasys@oxy.edu under title Other voice in early modern
Europe . 2 electronic books unlimited access at Oasy
ordered for this class are The Medici
Women and The Intellectual World of Sixteenth-Century Florence: Humanists and
Culture in the Age of Cosimo I
Alternative 2 topics require book order ahead:
Debate the interpretation of Raphaels fresco School of Athen in Pope Julius IIs study in the Vatican, starting
from Marcia Hall, ed. Raphaels School of
Athens (Cambridge U P, 1997)-need to borrow or buy book. Or analyze documentary evidence of the early
influence of The Prince in
relationship to your interpretation of the bookneed to borrow or buy Machiavelli,
The Prince with Related Documents, trans.
and ed. William J. Connell (lst or 2nd edition OK).
All papers would benefit from
considering and citing some recent articles from JSTOR in OASYS
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Recordings: Prof. Horowitz plans to post class
recordings on the weekend. Useful contribution to Chat is
part of your participation.
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This course follows Occidental
College POLICIES Spring 2021:
Link to
Occidental College Policies for Spring 2021
On-line learning environment & Principle
of Honor & Personal Support Information