Matteo Capponi
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Humanities and Social Sciences Program
Courses
Mediterranean Antiquity: Mythology and Pop Culture
Pop culture has always drawn, and continues to draw, on the myths and figures of the ancient Mediterranean. Egypt, Greece and Rome inspire video games as well as mainstream films, series, comics and novels. The aim of this course is to analyze one such work.
Ancient Mediterranean: bringing myths up to date
In the form of group projects, the course explores the founding texts of ancient cultures (Ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, Egypt).
At the end of the semester, the groups present their work in a fun and educational way.
Myths of the ancient Mediterranean Sea I
The course explores the myths and the main texts of ancient cultures (Biblical World, Greece, Rome, Egypt). Exploring their meanings, their receptions, it helps us better understand the heterogeneous nature of our own culture.
Myths of the ancient Mediterranean Sea II
The course explores the myths and the main texts of ancient cultures (Biblical World, Greece, Rome, Egypt). Exploring their meanings, their receptions, it helps us better understand the heterogeneous nature of our own culture.