Ancient Borderlands
Research Focus Group
Core Graduate Seminar • Int 594AB: Ancient Borderlands, 2 credits
Alternate Wednesdays, 12-2 • IHC Seminar Room, HSSB 6056 • Profs. Digeser, Thomas
Meets April 9, 16, 30; May 14, 28
The regular meetings of our research focus group have now been structured as a graduate seminar. Faculty and advanced graduate students will present their work in progress in the context of a discussion of methods and theoretical approaches available to scholars of antiquity.
Next meeting
April 30
Jessica Ambler: Contested Identity in the Republican Home
This week's reading • List of Past Topics
Upcoming Meetings
May 14: Molly Bassett, Aztec Deities
May 28: John Lee and Ralph Gallucci, Epigraphy
Visit the conference website for a list of speakers and topics. Publcation plans are in the works.
Faculty and Graduate Students in This Area • Past Years' Events
Interdisciplinary PhD Emphasis Proposal
Courses in This Area
Spring 2008:
Anth 3: Introduction to Archaeology. Prof. Smith.
Classics 125: Greek and Roman Historians in Translation. Prof. Gallucci.
Class 180A: Roman Religious History. Prof. Hahn.
Greek 102: Readings in Greek Literature. Prof. Gallucci.
History 112B: The Roman Revolution: From Republic to Empire. Prof. Digeser. A reading seminar (Hist 201E) on modern historiography will be offered concurrently for graduate students.
History 113P: Proseminar in Late Antiquity, Prof. Fournier
Latin 102: Readings in Latin Literature. Prof. Maisto.
Religious Studies 116A: The New Testament and Early Christianity. Prof. Thomas.
Anthropology 250ts: Graduate Seminar in Egyptian and Nubian Archaeology. Prof. Smith.
Classics 234: Greek Archaeology Seminar. Prof. Erickson.
History 213B: Seminar in Roman History: The Age of Constantine. Prof. Drake.
Latin 222: Livy. Prof. Hahn.
Religious Studies 252B: Asceticism and the Construction of Self. Prof. Thomas.
Past Course Offerings
Contact Information and List of Participants
Elizabeth Digeser (Associate Professor, History), co-convener, edigeser@history.ucsb.edu
Christine Thomas (Associate Professor, Religious Studies), co-convener, thomas@religion.ucsb.edu
Membership is open to all interested scholars. Please contact Prof. Digeser or Prof. Thomas if you wish to be included and receive mailings about our events.
Statement of Purpose
The Ancient Borderlands Research Focus Group unites UCSB faculty and graduate students with common research interests in the history of Mediterranean antiquity, broadly conceived. We are investigating the process by which groups define, create and maintain their identities over time. The creation of boundaries, among ethnic, political, or religious groups, is a dynamic activity that can be reflected, not only by changes in material culture, but also in the rhetorical strategies adopted by ancient authors and the political tactics pursued by those seeking power. As members of several departments, including Classics, History and Religious Studies, we are also interested in challenging the disciplinary boundaries between us, believing that we have much to learn from one another.
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Other Resources and Links
UC Multicampus Research Group in Late Antiquity
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