CLA 6930 Racism in Classical Antiquity homepage

Instructor: Dr. Velvet Yates

- Class meeting time is tentatively scheduled for Monday, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The first class meeting will be Monday, Aug. 28; students can vote then for a different meeting time if desired.

- Please make sure you are signed up for the right section. Section 9134 (the 'on-campus' section) is for Florida residents, who will register through ISIS; section 4150 (the 'web' section) is for non-Florida residents, who will register through DOCE.

Required Textbooks (available from Orange and Blue Textbooks):

1. Colonialism/Postcolonialism, by A. Loomba, 2nd ed. Routledge, 2005. [The folks at OBT recommend that you order this for yourself from Amazon.com, as there are so few paperback copies available new from the press.]

2. The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity, by B. Isaac. Princeton University Press, 2004.

Other books of interest:

1. Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, Vols. 1 and 2, by M. Bernal.

2. Black Athena Revisited, ed. M.R. Lefkowitz and G.M. Rogers. University of North Carolina Press, 1996.

3. Black Athena Writes Back: Martin Bernal Responds to his Critics, M. Bernal, ed. D.C. Moore. Duke University Press, 2001.

4. Before Color Prejudice: The Ancient View of Blacks, by F. Snowden, Jr. Harvard University Press, 1983.

e-reserves: Articles and book chapters are being put on electronic reserve for this course. The presentation which you are required to give will be based on the e-reserve materials. (See the Schedule page for more details.) Here is the link for e-reserves. You will need your Gatorlink ID and password to log in, then do a search on the instructor name to find the e-reserves for this course. (You may also be interested in the Services for Distance Learners library webpage.)

Grading: your grade will be based as follows on weekly seminar discussions, one presentation on an article or book section, and a research paper. Participation in the weekly discussions is required, but not during class 'time'. (That is, you may post comments/questions any time in the week leading up to and including our scheduled class meeting time.)

1. Weekly seminar discussions (via WebCT discussion board): 40%

2. One presentation (via WebCT discussion board): 20%

3. Research paper outline: 10%

4. Research paper: 30%

Grading scale:

90-100 A

88-89 B+

80-87 B

78-79 C+

70-77 C

68-69 D+

60-67 D

0-59 F

	CLA 6930 Racism in Classical Antiquity Fall 2006
Home Schedule WebCT E-reserves VY Home Classics Dept. Critical Academic Dates UF Home	Instructor: Dr. Velvet Yates - Class meeting time is tentatively scheduled for Monday, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The first class meeting will be Monday, Aug. 28; students can vote then for a different meeting time if desired. - Please make sure you are signed up for the right section. Section 9134 (the 'on-campus' section) is for Florida residents, who will register through ISIS; section 4150 (the 'web' section) is for non-Florida residents, who will register through DOCE. Required Textbooks (available from Orange and Blue Textbooks): 1. Colonialism/Postcolonialism, by A. Loomba, 2nd ed. Routledge, 2005. [The folks at OBT recommend that you order this for yourself from Amazon.com, as there are so few paperback copies available new from the press.] 2. The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity, by B. Isaac. Princeton University Press, 2004. Other books of interest: 1. Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, Vols. 1 and 2, by M. Bernal. 2. Black Athena Revisited, ed. M.R. Lefkowitz and G.M. Rogers. University of North Carolina Press, 1996. 3. Black Athena Writes Back: Martin Bernal Responds to his Critics, M. Bernal, ed. D.C. Moore. Duke University Press, 2001. 4. Before Color Prejudice: The Ancient View of Blacks, by F. Snowden, Jr. Harvard University Press, 1983. e-reserves: Articles and book chapters are being put on electronic reserve for this course. The presentation which you are required to give will be based on the e-reserve materials. (See the Schedule page for more details.) Here is the link for e-reserves. You will need your Gatorlink ID and password to log in, then do a search on the instructor name to find the e-reserves for this course. (You may also be interested in the Services for Distance Learners library webpage.) Grading: your grade will be based as follows on weekly seminar discussions, one presentation on an article or book section, and a research paper. Participation in the weekly discussions is required, but not during class 'time'. (That is, you may post comments/questions any time in the week leading up to and including our scheduled class meeting time.) 1. Weekly seminar discussions (via WebCT discussion board): 40% 2. One presentation (via WebCT discussion board): 20% 3. Research paper outline: 10% 4. Research paper: 30% Grading scale: 90-100 A 88-89 B+ 80-87 B 78-79 C+ 70-77 C 68-69 D+ 60-67 D 0-59 F