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Eros: Athens, Rome, Vienna, Paris
Eros: Atene, Roma, Vienna, Parigi
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:48:16
Abstract
Once upon a time there was natural law, the foundation of sexual relations between two people of different genders, in order to procreate. Today, new rights and new forms of life are profoundly transforming both naturalness and purpose.
Objective
This course presents some crucial moments of this distant past, in which knowledge, practices and representations have shaped disparate experiences of desire, pleasure and the body. Challenges for a fluid present, ideas for the near future.
Content
Once upon a time there was natural law, the foundation of sexual relations between two people of different genders, in order to procreate. Today, new rights and new forms of life are profoundly transforming both naturalness and purpose. Everything seems to change suddenly. However, the long-term history shows us a great variety of erotic cultures, from ancient Greece to the Roman world and then to Christian and multicultural Europe. This course presents some crucial moments of this distant past, in which knowledge, practices and representations have shaped disparate experiences of desire, pleasure and the body. Challenges for a fluid present, ideas for the near future.
General Information
- Language
- Italian
- Levels
- DS , DR , MSC
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture | Eros: Atene, Roma, Vienna, Parigi |
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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GESS Science in Perspective (Only the topics listed in this paragraph can be chosen as GESS Science in Perspective. Further below you will find the "type B courses Reflections about subject specific methods and content" as well as the language courses. 6 ECTS need to be acquired during the BA and 2 ECTS during the MA Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
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Type A: Enhancement of Reflection Competence (Suitable for all students. Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
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Doctoral Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (More Information at: )