Monthly Archives: September 2010
Blog about Classics!
| September 24, 2010 | Posted by jcheng under Student Chronicle |
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Help expand the Sunoikisis website!
The goal is to make the site both informative to those of us who know about Sunoikisis, yet accessible to the general public audience who may or may have a background in classics.
One of the ways we hope to expand the audience of the website is to have regular blog postings on main page.
That’s where we can use your help in generating new and fresh content!
Some topics that you may think about blogging on are:
1) Books/TV/Film reviews : Seen or read any great (or not so great) books, movies or TV shows relating to classics? Share your opinions, rant or rave with fellow classicists.
2) Sunoikisis course work: Your best and most interesting response paper/ discussions in your Sunoikisis course.
3) Classics-related programs on your campus: (eg) a theatre production of Aristophanes, Euripides etc.
4) Classics news: Read and interesting article about a topic related to Classics? Share it with others through a quick blog post.
5) Travels abroad: Photos of sites visited, people met etc.
6) Creative works relating to classics: (eg) you wrote some epigrams, lyric poetry, the next great epic poetry, or sculpted a bust of Nero, painted scenes from the Odyssey etc.
But these are just ideas–feel free to write a post about Classics that may not fall into those categories
So if you have some free time, send your posts to editors@sunoikisis.org.
ACS Newsletter on Sunoikisis, 10 years and still going strong
| September 17, 2010 | Posted by jcheng under Around the Consortium, News |
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Read what the ACS (Associated Colleges of the South) has to say about how Sunoikisis’ has evolved and succeeded since its inception in 2000 in their Fall 2010 issue. The article is on page 8, but feel free the browse the rest of the newsletter for general information and updates!
Sunoikisis Faculty Planning Seminar Videos
| September 16, 2010 | Posted by eoconnor under Podcasts |
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Video recordings of the Sunoikisis Faculty Planning Seminar (June 2010) are now complete and online. Click on Video Archives to find a link to the album with recordings from the whole seminar, as well as links to just the Latin, Greek and Common Day segments. Enjoy!
Now in Session…Fall 2010 Sunoikisis Courses
| September 13, 2010 | Posted by jcheng under News |
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Greetings! We are excited to announce that the Fall 2010 Sunoikisis courses in Greek and Latin begin this week of September 13.
Greek: 4th Century Literature- Oratory
Time: Mondays, 8 pm, Eastern Time. (September 13- November 15, 2010)
Course Description: This fall Greek 294/394 will focus on the forensic oratory in Athens as represented by the work of Lysias (ca. 445-ca. 380) and Demosthenes (384-322). The common sessions and secondary readings will explore how these readings reflect the legal, social, and political world of Athens in the late 5th and 4th centuries BCE. View the Syllabus
Latin: Literature from the Neronian Period
Time: Wednesdays, 7 pm, Eastern Time. (September 15-November 17, 2010)
Course Description: Making extensive use of the latest electronic resources available, this course will focus on the literature of the age of Nero, as well as the social, cultural, and political milieu in which it flourished. Primary readings include selections works of Seneca, Petronius and Lucan. This course is specifically designed for advanced students and will include a rigorous study of the cultural and historical context during the Late Roman Republic. All components of this course have been devised to help students become familiar with current interpretative approaches to original material, to build facility in reading Latin, and to develop skills in various methods of communication. View the Syllabus
About Sunoikisis Courses:
Sunoikisis courses are inter-institutional, team-taught literature courses makes creative use of technology to connect institutions. The use of video conferencing, chat, and online course management software enable the participation of students and faculty from throughout the country. Students will participate in a weekly collaborative class session with students and faculty from other institutions via Elluminate video-conferencing technology. These sessions will include live broadcast lectures by participating faculty, with live question and answer opportunities. The courses are offered for credit at the participating institutions but are also open to students of all ages and levels.
Each course consists of several elements: readings, online discussion, online common session, and meeting with a campus tutor. Readings and asynchronous online discussion precede and prepare for the weekly online common session. Local faculty and students also arrange meetings on individual campuses. Read more about Sunoikisis courses here.
Want to take a course?
If you have any questions or if you would like to participate in a Sunoikisis course, but you are not a student at a participating institution, please contact us at courses@sunoikisis.org
