Interdisciplinary+ideas

Interdisciplinary ideas

From the Latin folks, Bill and Demetrius

Latin languages--Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Catalon, French, Romanian, Romanch, and many dialects Roman literature influence--Greek mythology, and Virgil Legacy of the Romans in Europe--city planning, engineering, roads, aquaducts, politics, religion Art--Michael Woods Legacies, Sister Wendy Why is Latin no longer spoken? In 4th century, classical Latin still writen, yet gone as a spoken language Latin--language of the church and education, liturgy of the Catholic church until the 1960s Translation, possible project, looking at how poems were translated differently throughout the ages, juxtapose translations, including student lingo Construction of modern western world is Roman--draw the boundaries of the extent of the Roman empire onto a modern day map of Europe What is the lingua franca in Europe? How does it change over time? Latin was the language of the elite, humanism, used Greek models Trace political evolution, stemming from Rome, legacy Concept of a United States of Europe--what is the European identity? What do countries gain or lose by joining the EU? Is the EU in reality a United States of Europe? EU bound by law--econ, human rights, no death penalty, very rigorous application Europe has become homogonized, immigrants from around the world--new colors and languages Melting of regional differences EU-still Christian, that is why the entrance of Turkey into the EU is a heated issue. The term "European" implies a cultural cohesion--clothes, music, mindset, TV, and more French Revolution--influenced by Roman history, calander, citizen Architecture--easy thread throughout the course Literature in the 19th century--from Romanticism to Realism