GK4117
Lies, History and Ideology
2018-2019
30
15
SCQF level 10
2
Academic year(s): 2018-2019
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 10
Semester: 2
Availability restrictions: Available to General Degree students with the permission of the Honours Adviser
Planned timetable:
We shall examine stories about the Athenian past, particularly the myth of 'autochthony', according to which the Athenians' native land gave birth to their ancestors. We shall consider the role played by these stories in shaping Athenian civic identity; our focus will be on the sophisticated exploration of and response to these stories in Athenian literature, rhetoric and philosophy. An important theme discussed by these texts is the political expediency of telling falsehoods about the past. The set texts will be Euripides' Ion, selected parts of Isocrates' political writing, Plato's Menexenus and selected parts of Plato's Republic.
Weekly contact: Induction in Orientation Week then 2 hours of lectures and seminars, and 1 coursework consultation hour each week.
Scheduled learning hours: 33
Guided independent study hours: 267
As used by St Andrews: 2-hour Written Examination = 40%, Unseen test = 15%, Coursework = 45%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 55%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 45%
Re-assessment: 2-hour Written Examination = 40%, Unseen test = 15%, Coursework = 45%