CC 348/WS 345 WOMEN IN CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY

Dr Barbara Goff

Vase-painting study questions
 

How do the vases correspond with your understanding of women's lives in classical Greece?

Identify the arguments of each article, and differentiate among them.

On what precise issues do Williams and Berard disagree?

What part does historical change play in Sutton's argument?

What part does contemporary culture play in Sutton's argument?

Do you think the vases are specifically designed for women's consumption, or is the 'real' audience male?

If the vases are for women's consumption, do they offer women images that women might want independently, or images of what men want women to conform to?

 


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