Course Schedule

Course Term
Course Attributes
Fall 2024
CLAS

CLAS 150C1 – Pyramids and Mummies: The Pharaoh and Ancient Egyptian Society

Pyramids and Mummies focuses on the role of the pharaoh in ancient Egyptian Society and its portrayal in modern culture. It centers on the overarching question of how political rulers consolidate, exert, and maintain political power over their constituent populations. To do this, Pyramids and Mummies takes an interdisciplinary approach to Egyptian history, examining it from Natural Science, Social Science, Arts, and Humanities perspectives, assessing how Egyptian pharaohs utilized a diverse array of tactics to rule their kingdom. This course then moves from ancient to modern, analyzing the portrayal of ancient Egyptian kingship in the modern world, with a special focus on the ways in which issues of race, ethnicity, diversity, and equity are addressed in cinematic adaptations of ancient Egyptian culture and kingship. Upon completing this course, students will be able to critically analyze issues of political rule from a variety of disciplinary lenses, and synthesize these multifaceted strategies in clear, concise, and powerful written prose, and they will be able to address issues of race, equity, and inclusion in the reception and adaptation of ancient Egyptian culture.

Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Aug 26 - Oct 16
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
872 / 1000
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Aug 26 - Oct 16
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 872 / 1000
Section
201
Days
Time
Date
Aug 26 - Oct 16
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
872 / 1000
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Aug 26 - Oct 16
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 872 / 1000
Section
400
Days
Time
Date
Aug 26 - Oct 16
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
872 / 1000
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Aug 26 - Oct 16
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 872 / 1000
Spring 2025
CLAS

CLAS 150C1 – Pyramids and Mummies: The Pharaoh and Ancient Egyptian Society

Pyramids and Mummies focuses on the role of the pharaoh in ancient Egyptian Society and its portrayal in modern culture. It centers on the overarching question of how political rulers consolidate, exert, and maintain political power over their constituent populations. To do this, Pyramids and Mummies takes an interdisciplinary approach to Egyptian history, examining it from Natural Science, Social Science, Arts, and Humanities perspectives, assessing how Egyptian pharaohs utilized a diverse array of tactics to rule their kingdom. This course then moves from ancient to modern, analyzing the portrayal of ancient Egyptian kingship in the modern world, with a special focus on the ways in which issues of race, ethnicity, diversity, and equity are addressed in cinematic adaptations of ancient Egyptian culture and kingship. Upon completing this course, students will be able to critically analyze issues of political rule from a variety of disciplinary lenses, and synthesize these multifaceted strategies in clear, concise, and powerful written prose, and they will be able to address issues of race, equity, and inclusion in the reception and adaptation of ancient Egyptian culture.

Section
101
Days
Time
Date
Jan 15 - Mar 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 1000
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jan 15 - Mar 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 1000
Section
201
Days
Time
Date
Jan 15 - Mar 7
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
0 / 1000
  • Days:
  • Time:
  • Dates: Jan 15 - Mar 7
  • Status: Open
  • Enrollment: 0 / 1000