Deep roots: The world of family and childhood through the lens of the history of antiquity

  • Teaching

    Details

    Faculty Faculty of Humanities
    Domain Interdisciplinary
    Code UE-L26.00334
    Languages English
    Type of lesson Seminar
    Level Master
    Semester AS-2025

    Schedules and rooms

    Summary schedule Monday 15:15 - 17:00, Hebdomadaire, RM 01, Room C-0.101 (Autumn semester)

    Teaching

    Responsibles
    • Ruchynska Oksana
    Teachers
    • Ruchynska Oksana
    Description

    This course provides a historical examination of family, marriage, gender relations, and childhood in Ancient Greece and Rome. It investigates the structures of kinship and household organization, the social construction of gender roles and their societal implications, matrimonial and divorce practices, systems of inheritance, and the gender-specific upbringing and education of children. Particular emphasis is placed on the ways in which familial institutions and gender norms shaped social relations, cultural practices, and traditions in antiquity. The course seeks to furnish students with a nuanced historical understanding of everyday life in the ancient Mediterranean world and the mechanisms through which these societies functioned. Moreover, it draws comparative insights with the modern era, identifying continuities that have shaped contemporary conceptions of family and childhood, as well as divergences that highlight fundamental cultural differences.
    Available seats 25
    Softskills No
    Off field Yes
    BeNeFri No
    Mobility Yes
    UniPop No
  • Dates and rooms
    Date Hour Type of lesson Place
    22.09.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    29.09.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    06.10.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    13.10.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    20.10.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    27.10.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    03.11.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    10.11.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    17.11.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    24.11.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    01.12.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
    15.12.2025 15:15 - 17:00 Cours RM 01, Room C-0.101
  • Assessments methods

    Written paper - AS-2025, Session d'hiver 2026

    Assessments methods By rating

    Written paper - SS-2026, Session d'été 2026

    Assessments methods By rating

    Written paper - SS-2026, Autumn Session 2026

    Assessments methods By rating

    Written paper - AS-2026, Session d'hiver 2027

    Assessments methods By rating
  • Assignment
    Valid for the following curricula:
    Classical Philology 120
    Version: SA17_BA_fr_dt_bil_V01
    8. Compétences transversales complémentaires (CTC)
    Family, Children and Youth Studies 90 [MA]
    Version: SA15_MA_PA_bil_V01
    Module à choix > Enfance et jeunesse
    Module à choix > Famille
    Sciences sociales et humaines