Dr Ian Goh

• Tradition and Innovation in Early Christian Funeral Orations (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Mark Humphries

• Social performance in the informal economy of the Roman Italian street. (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Joanne Berry

• CL-M08 Research Methodologies in Ancient History

  This module is designed to develop academic research skills, an understanding of the methods used in the advanced study of Classics and Ancient History, and a grasp of appropriate ways of presenting the results of such study.

• CL-M09 Dissertation in Ancient History and or Classical Literature

  Dissertation in Ancient History or an approved Classical subject.

• CL-M26 Greek Texts 1

  For students who have studied Greek for at least three years. Practicing ancient Greek language and interpretative skills at an advanced level through the study of one or more texts, normally prose, in the original language.

• CL-M29 Latin Texts 2

  For students who have studied Latin for at least three years. Practicing ancient Latin language and interpretative skills at an advanced level through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.

• CL-M54A Postgraduate Further Greek 1

  For students with prior experience of learning Ancient Greek, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Greek. Consolidates and extends ancient Greek language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally prose, in the original language.

• CL-M59A Postgraduate Further Latin 2

  For students with prior experience of learning Latin, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Latin. Consolidates and extends Latin language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.

• CL-M86 The Poetry of Facts: History in Verse

  The 2nd-century BC Alexandrian scholar-poet Callimachus claimed that he `sings nothing unattested¿. This module aims to explore what this meant for Roman poets, several of whom celebrated and condemned historical exploits in Latin verse. The interplay of facts and narrative in the context of holding and keeping the reader¿s interest serves as a counterpart to the overtly rhetorical Latin historiographical and antiquarian traditions, interested in particular kinds of chronology and heavily dependent on presentation of exemplary behaviour. This course should appeal to all those interested in Roman history, values, and cultural norms, as well as literature.

• CLC102 Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology

  Ovid¿s 'Metamorphoses' is one the greatest texts of classical antiquity and a foundation for the history of art and literature in the western world. Ovid was a brilliant, witty, and entertaining story-teller who modernised ancient myth in his 'Metamorphoses' to create a work of dazzling genius. It includes approximately 250 short mythological stories, from the creation of the world to the apotheosis of Julius Caesar. Each story concerns or contains transformation, and Ovid is typically ingenious in varying his treatment of this theme. The stories range all over the spectrum, from tragic to comic, from erotic to grotesque, from extreme violence to idyllic tranquillity, and from the king of the gods to the lowliest peasant: Ovid keeps his readers on their toes with stunning shifts of tone and a constant sense of fun. In this module we explore a wide variety of episodes and analyse Ovid¿s literary techniques and creativity.

• CLC206 Reading Classical Civilisation

  An introduction to some central themes and approaches in the study of Classical Civilisation.

• CLC207 Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering

  In this module students will read in English translation the one genre of poetry which the Romans claimed to have invented: verse satire. We will study the three canonical satirists¿Horace, Persius and Juvenal¿to ascertain their poetic aims, differences in style, and ambivalent relationship to those in power. Several of satire¿s muscular expressions (Horace¿s `change the name and the story¿s about you¿, `there¿s no happy medium¿, `life grants nothing to mortals without hard work¿, `take nobody¿s word for it¿; Juvenal¿s `rare bird¿, `who watches the watchers?¿, `bread and circuses¿, `a healthy mind in a healthy body¿) are common parlance today. Yet this food-obsessed genre, whose name probably derives from the term satura, essentially an all-you-can-eat platter, is compelling for its disorganised jumble of themes and voices. Students of this module can therefore be treated to the heady mix of sex, violent speech and hypocrisy, as we investigate just how these poets `got away with it¿.

• CLC316 Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering

  In this module students will read in English translation the one genre of poetry which the Romans claimed to have invented: verse satire. We will study the three canonical satirists¿Horace, Persius and Juvenal¿to ascertain their poetic aims, differences in style, and ambivalent relationship to those in power. Several of satire¿s muscular expressions (Horace¿s `change the name and the story¿s about you¿, `there¿s no happy medium¿, `life grants nothing to mortals without hard work¿, `take nobody¿s word for it¿; Juvenal¿s `rare bird¿, `who watches the watchers?¿, `bread and circuses¿, `a healthy mind in a healthy body¿) are common parlance today. Yet this food-obsessed genre, whose name probably derives from the term satura, essentially an all-you-can-eat platter, is compelling for its disorganised jumble of themes and voices. Students of this module can therefore be treated to the heady mix of sex, violent speech and hypocrisy, as we investigate just how these poets `got away with it¿.

• CLD300 Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation

  Dissertation module for students doing single honours or joint honours degrees in Classics, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History or Egyptology. The aim is for students to do detailed research, to work on a project for several months and to produce a scholarly study of c. 8000-10000 words. The dissertation topic can be chosen freely, in consultation with a member of academic staff and subject to compatibility with a student's degree scheme and availability of supervisors and library material. This is a chance for students to pursue an area in which they are especially interested, and to deal with it in depth. Students may choose to do museum-based research. There are two preparatory pieces of assessment: an abstract, outline and bibliography, and an analysis of crucial source material and/or secondary literature. Work on the dissertation itself takes up most of the two semesters. Students are expected to do research independently, but there is a series of lectures in the first semester to provide advice on research and scholarly writing, Every student will be assigned a supervisor who will be organising group sessions with his/her supervisees and who will also be available for one-to-one supervision sessions.

• CLG125 Further Greek 1

  For students with prior experience of learning Ancient Greek, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Greek. Consolidates and extends ancient Greek language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally prose, in the original language.

• CLG225 Further Greek 1

  For students who have completed Intermediate Greek 1 & 2 in Year 1 or who have experience of learning Ancient Greek, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Greek. Consolidates and extends ancient Greek language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally prose, in the original language.

• CLG325 Further Greek 1

  For students who have completed Intermediate Greek 1 & 2 in Year 1 or Year 2 or who have experience of learning Ancient Greek, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Greek. Consolidates and extends ancient Greek language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally prose, in the original language.

• CLL126 Further Latin 2

  For students with prior experience of learning Latin, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Latin. Consolidates and extends Latin language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.

• CLL226 Further Latin 2

  For students who have completed Intermediate Latin 1 & 2 in Year 1 or who have experience of learning Latin, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Latin. Consolidates and extends Latin language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.

• CLL228 Advanced Latin 2

  For students who have completed Further Latin 1 & 2 in Year 1. Practicing ancient Latin language and interpretative skills at an advanced level through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.

• CLL326 Further Latin 2

  For students who have completed Intermediate Latin 1 & 2 in Year 1 or Year 2 or who have experience of learning Latin, at the level appropriate for entry into Further Latin. Consolidates and extends Latin language skills through the study of one or more texts, normally verse, in the original language.

Ian would welcome any enquiries from prospective students, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, who are interested in any topics on this page, or Latin literature generally. As Admissions Tutor for Classics, Ancient History, and Egyptology, he’s keen to recruit students of all backgrounds who are interested in the ancient world, and to promote our engagement, outreach, and provision of opportunities.