The PhD in Classical Studies is aimed at the further exploration of subjects broached in the existing master’s degrees in Ancient world, Classical Culture, and Poetics and Hermeneutics. Another one of its aims is grant an advanced training in the field of Classical Studies to compliment the skillsets of candidates from other areas (such as Modern Languages, History, Philosophy, and Law). The history of ancient cultures (thought, society, politics, and culture) presents a useful complimentary field of expertise for such candidates. A third goal of this degree is to promote a reflection on the aesthetic phenomenon and the hermeneutic potential of the text, as well as the role of classical studies. An underlying framework of this PhD lies in the recognition of the indispensable character that knowledge of antiquity, active and ever-useful for the sake of intercultural dialogue, assumes in the contemporary world.
Fields of study
- Ancient World Studies
- Poetics and Hermeneutics
Goals
- to know the matrixes of Graeco-Roman and neo-Latin culture as the basis of European cultures;
- to identify institutions and political, social, and economic structures of the Greek and Roman States and their impact on the concepts of citizenship, constitutions, and subsequent governing experiences;
- to know the aesthetic options of key ancient authors and their respective reception contexts;
- to comprehend the context in which antiquity conceived ethos and human actions within the context of the community;
- to learn to reflect on the mimetic-representative density of mythos in the context of art and life;
- to deepen knowledge and experiences in methodologies to promote actions of cultural and civic intervention, in order to develop careers in this area;
- to independently plan and develop research and present conclusions in the form of an original and scientifically rigorous dissertation.
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