This unit will provide students with a comprehensive overview of women’s roles, position and status in Late Antiquity (the period of transition from the ancient to the medieval world, 3rd to 8th century CE) and attitudes towards them. By reading selected primary sources, this unit will introduce students to some of the most powerful and influential women in antiquity such as Hypatia the philosopher, Melania the aristocrat, Theodora the Empress, Pelagia the harlot and Syncletica the desert mother. The unit will also analyse the roles these women played in religious and theological debates, the home and social and economic life.
Unit code: AH8155A
Unit status: Archived (Major revision)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: History
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: St Athanasius College
Show when this unit is running1. | Provide an overview of women's history in late antiquity |
2. | Analyse the change in attitude towards women in the transition from Ancient to early Medieval times; |
3. | Compare and contrast the various theologies that were prominent in Late Antiquity and the role some of the women (considered in the unit) played in these debates; |
4. | Develop a critical framework for reading and interpreting historical events contained in the primary sources. |
5. | Critically evaluate the role of women in late antiquity |
Lectures, classroom discussion, guided reading from set texts, additional reading resources and notes
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | Written Assessment Task 3000 words |
3000 | 50.0 |
Project Report or Project Journal | Written Assessment Task – Project Report 1500 words |
1500 | 25.0 |
Forum | Written Assessment Task - Discussion 1500 words |
1500 | 25.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 30 Sep, 2019
Unit record last updated: 2021-06-07 08:43:49 +1000