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Explores the practice of magic in classical antiquity, beginning with the archaic period and ending in the seventh century CE. This historicized survey of practices, laws, and literary representations serves as a springboard for reflecting on magic as a social phenomenon and category of thought, and for discussion of the modern reception and contemporary revivals of Greco-Roman magic.

No Prerequisites

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Not open to freshmen

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area E Euro Trad Writing
DUTSCH D
Dorota Dutsch
4.3
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CLASS106 . Dutsch D 2 Years Ago

You can tell Professor Dutsch loves what she's teaching. Her lectures were always intriguing & she responded to emails QUICKLY. There were weekly discussions & quizzes both pretty easy. For the final, you could either write a creative essay (your choosing) or propose your own question and use readings from the class to support it. 10/10 recommend

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CLASS106 . Dutsch D 8 Years Ago

Prof. Dutsch was enjoyable, but I do not recommend this class as a GE unless you have a background in ancient history or greek myth. She teaches towards the classics majors and it's hard to stay focused during lectures. You have freedom on the papers but the final exam required memorization of lots of readings, authors and dates. No thanks.

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CLASS106 . Dutsch D 11 Years Ago

She is an interesting lecturer. She gets very much into the subject, which makes it enjoyable. However, if you can't understand accents you may have a problem. I didn't but other people said they did. THIS IS A WRITING CLASS, but I think the grading is reasonable. The grading on tests I just don't understand at all...

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LATIN3 . Dutsch D 6 Years Ago

She's absolutely lovely. Quizzes are as easy as she can make them--she wants you to pass. She's very energetic and brings zazz to topics that could otherwise be very dry. If you don't know something when she calls on you, she'll help you out a LOT rather than make you feel embarrassed. I'll miss her class!

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INT187AD . Dutsch D 6 Years Ago

I took her joint seminar about Latin America with Professor Lupi and found it interesting! Professor Dutch is passionate about her subjects and fills her lectures with interesting anecdotes about historical figures, myths, and stories that brought Ancient Rome to life.

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LATIN1 . Dutsch D 8 Years Ago

She was a pretty good teacher but the class was SO hard IMO. I wanted to like latin but it was taught SO fast and was 2 years in 10 weeks. 2-3 quizzes a week but she was a nice grader. Midterm not too bad but the final was hard.

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