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AN4338 Women's Lives in the Ancient Mediterranean

Academic year

2026 to 2027 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Availability restrictions

Available to General Degree students with the permission of the Honours Adviser.

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

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Module coordinator

Dr S Lewis

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Module Staff

Dr Sian Lewis

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Module description

This module examines the lived experience of women in ancient Mediterranean societies. Drawing on recent scholarship which has discovered new avenues to reconstruct ancient lives, from bioarchaeology and dietary isotope studies to studies of embodiment and the gendered use of space, the module will examine female experience across different cultures (Near Eastern, Greek, Etruscan and Roman) and between social classes. Topics to be studied will include the archaeology of women, experiences of childhood and constructions of the female body, social relationships, work and labour, women鈥檚 place in the urban and domestic environments, and the relationship between women and the ancient state.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST TAKE CL4465

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2-hour seminar (X10 weeks)

Intended learning outcomes

  • a knowledge of ancient female lived experience across a range of Mediterranean cultures
  • familiarity with the range of evidence for ancient women, archaeological, historical and artistic
  • an understanding of the nature of the ancient sources and the ability to engage critically with them
  • an understanding of the development of modern scholarship on ancient women鈥檚 lives
  • the ability to discuss these issues in coursework with coherent and logical arguments, clearly and correctly expressed