Classics major fact sheet - Connecticut College

FacultyEric Adler, Associate Professor of Classics;On sabbatical 2013-2014 academic year.B.A., Connecticut College; M.A.,SUNY Buffalo; Ph.D., DukeUniversityGreek and Roman historiography; Latinand Greek prose; Roman imperialism;the classical traditionThomas Beasley, Visiting AssistantProfessor of ClassicsB.A. Northwestern University;Ph.D., Yale UniversityGreek historiography; Greek cultural& intellectual history; Ancientimperialisms; Roman ironists(Catullus, Lucan, Ovid); classics &popular culture; digital classicsTobias Myers, Assistant Professor ofClassicsB.A., University of Colorado at Boulder;M.A., Ph.D., Columbia UniversityHomeric Studies; Greek and Latinliterature; ancient magic and religionNina Papathanasopoulou, VisitingAssistant Professor of ClassicsB.A. National and KapodistrianUniversity of Athens;M.A., Ph.D., Columbia UniversityGreek drama and performance; Classicalmythology and its reception especiallythrough modern dance; Greek art andarchitecture; Latin poetryFrederick S. Paxton, Brigida PacchianiArdenghi Professor of History; Directorof Medieval Studies ProgramB.A., Michigan State University; M.A.,University of Washington; Ph.D.,University of California, BerkeleyMedieval European cultural history;death and dying; sickness and healing;liturgy; Canon law and codicologyRobert E. Proctor, Joanne ToorCummings ’50 Professor of Italian;Acting Chair of ClassicsB.A., University of San Francisco; M.A.,Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins UniversityMedieval and Renaissance literatureand culture; history of the humanitiesand the liberal arts; Petrach; Italianlanguage and culturewhy major inclassics?• It’s fascinating and you get toread some of the world’s greatestliterature.• Learning about the past offers abroader perspective on the present.• Learning Latin and Greek trainsyour mind to fit details into a biggerpicture, and to absorb, analyzeand interpret information efficientlyand thoughtfully.• Classicists’ problem solving andcritical thinking skills make themcompetent leaders.• Mastering Greek and Latin grammarwill improve your English writing,expression and communicationskills.• Studying ancient literature invites andrewards creativity and imagination.• By constantly being intellectuallychallenged, classics students aretrained to cope better with all oflife’s challenges and to pursue anyprofession.Selected CoursesElementary Greek and Latin; Classical Mythology; Plato; Homer; Greek Tragedy;Ancient Comedy; Ancient Historiography; Dionysus: Culture and the Irrational;Greek Civilization; The Roman World; Augustan Poetry; Violence in Classics andModern Film; Sexuality and Eros in Classical Antiquity; Women in Antiquity;Propaganda and Truth in the Age of AugustusAbout Connecticut CollegeConnecticut College is a private, highly selective liberal arts college with 1,850students and more than 40 majors in the arts, sciences, social sciences andhumanities, as well as the option for students to self-design majors. The Collegeoffers a high level of intellectual challenge, a campus culture that supports studentsto tailor their educational experience to their own interests and goals, and a fouryearcareer development program that teaches students how to translate a liberalarts degree into a first job or graduate school admission. Connecticut College issituated in the small New England seaport of New London.• Since a program of study in classicsis proverbially rigorous, classicsdegrees are highly respected by lawschools, medical schools and manyemployers.• By majoring in the highly-selectiveclassics discipline, you join adevoted, active and tight-knitcommunity.• Classics is the foundation of theliberal arts education.for more information, visitwww.conncoll.edu/academics/Connecticut College | Office of Admission | 270 Mohegan Avenue | New London, CT | 06320 • Tel: 860-439-2200 • admission@conncoll.edu10/2013