Fall 2020 - HS 303 D200
Selected Topics in Hellenic Studies (Inactive) (4)
Class Number: 7508
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Tue, Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 19, 2020
Sat, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Dimitrios Krallis
dkrallis@sfu.ca
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
The study of issues related to Hellenic Studies not offered in regular courses.
COURSE DETAILS:
Great Cities in their Time (Constantinople/Istanbul)
In the twilight of the ancient world, less than a century before the sack of Rome by the Visigoths (410 CE), the Romans built a New Rome in the East (11 May 330 CE). They named it Constantinople after its founder, Constantine, the first emperor to adopt Christianity. The Queen of Cities, as it came to be known, was to become the capital of two powerful polities, Byzantium and the Ottoman empire.COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
- Students will gain an interdisciplinary insight into the history and culture of late antiquity, the Byzantine and Ottoman empires through examination of sources from this era and the study of modern scholarship on the subject at hand.
- Students will learn to analyze art, architecture and literature from Byzantium and, to a lesser extent, the Ottoman Empire, and interpret it in comparison with similar material related to different cities and empires, past and present.
- Students will evaluate our ideas about capitals and empires in diverse contexts (political, ideological, economic), and how these ideas shape our beliefs about empires today.
Grading
- Informed seminar participation 15%
- Online quizzes 10%
- Detailed paper outline 15%
- In-class material presentations 15%
- Paper proposal 10%
- Final paper 35%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Readings will be provided in PDF form on Canvas. Alternatively, readings will be available as electronic resources on the university library website.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020
Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).