Flavius Agricola: an interdisciplinary model for senior Capstone courses

• Autores: Jeremy Hartnett
• Localización: Classical journal, ISSN 0009-8353, Vol. 112, Nº 2, 2016-2017, págs. 217-234
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article describes and assesses a model for a Classics senior seminar that limits the course's material to a single Roman funerary monument and its epitaph. Because the sculpture and verse inscription raise many diverse questions that students initially explore together, the class can embrace Classics’ inherent interdisciplinarity. Then, as students individually explore one facet of the funerary ensemble in a paper and collectively workshop their writing, the seminar reconciles a common tension of capstone courses: students pursue their own interests while the course remains coherent. In the end, starting with a narrow focal point, perhaps paradoxically, allows a broader and richer exploration of Classics’ many sub-fields.