MGRE3311 Greek Culture and Society: From Antiquity to Crisis

Dr Maria Palaktsoglou

2018

4.5

6 x 2-hour seminars per semester

18 units of MGRE topics

Intermediate Modern Greek language

This topic examines a range of pivotal points in the development of Greek culture and society, from the Minoans to contemporary Greece. Themes examined may include: the Minoan and Cycladic civilisation, the Odyssey and the Iliad, the development of the City State, Alexander the Great, the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, Greece under Turkish rule and Greece during the 20th and 21st Centuries

This topic aims to

introduce students to a diverse range of Greek histories and cultural development
provide students with the opportunity to engage with historical and cultural resources, both primary and secondary, to develop knowledge of Greek history
reflect on how events of historical importance have influenced the develop of contemporary Greek society

On completion of this topic students will be able to:

analyse a range of source materials, to find connections between the historical and cultural development of Greece
communicate, both verbally and in writing, cultural and societal aspects of a range of Greek epochs
discuss the influences that have contributed to the development of the Greek nation and/or diaspora

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