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Course Objectives - CLAS199 - S24

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Course Objectives

 
By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Critically analyze race and related concepts in a nuanced way
• Articulate the different ways in which race worked in the ancient Mediterranean world
• Enumerate key differences in how race operates in the ancient and modern world
• Explain how the concept of race enlivens and deepens our understanding of the ancient world
• Understand why debates about race in antiquity remain lightning rods in the modern world

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