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CL4473 Roman Literature and Queer Theory

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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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr T E Z Kearey

Dr T E Z Kearey
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Module Staff

Dr Talitha Kearey

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Module description

Ancient Rome and its literature have long been important sources for representations of non-normative sexuality and gender: we might think of Catullus鈥檚 Attis and Ovid鈥檚 Iphis and Hermaphroditus; discussions in poetry and historiography of the emperors鈥� relationships with men and boys; Juvenal and Martial鈥檚 scandalising depictions of cinaedi and tribads; or the homoerotic monologues of elegy and pastoral. This module has three main aims. First, it will introduce students to major approaches and debates in queer theory, especially queer literary theory, and interrogate both its potential and its limitations for the study of ancient literature. Second, it will explore ancient depictions of 鈥榪ueer鈥� figures, behaviours, narratives and relationships across a range of ancient Roman literary texts. Third, it will investigate methodologies of 鈥榪ueer reading鈥�, alongside historical and sociological approaches to ancient Roman sexuality and gender.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

AS STATED IN SCHOOL OF CLASSICS UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK

Assessment pattern

100% Coursework

Re-assessment

Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2-hour seminar x 10 weeks

Scheduled learning hours

20

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

280

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Identify, describe and understand key themes and approaches in queer literary studies.
  • Evaluate the applicability of queer literary theory for the ancient world.
  • Analyse a range of ancient Roman texts in terms of their significance for the study of ancient cultural and literary systems of sexuality and gender.
  • Mobilise appropriate elements of queer theory and modern critique in their analysis of ancient Roman texts.
  • Construct nuanced, wide-ranging and critically aware arguments, both oral and written, based on an analysis of primary and secondary sources.