Research Guides: CLA331-001 Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity: Getting Started

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Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity Resources

Diotima
Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World

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Diotíma (v. 3.0), a resource for information on women, gender, sex, sexualities, race, ethnicity, class, status, masculinity, enslavement, disability, and the intersections among them in the ancient Mediterranean world.

Why Diotíma? She’s the sage who taught Socrates the “philosophy of love” in Plato’s Symposium. She’s probably not real. Why docta femina in the site’s address? She’s the educated woman audience of the Roman elegists. She’s not real either. But hopefully through the materials on the site, you can find information about real ancient Greeks and Romans for your research, teaching, and personal interest.
Electronic Resources for Classicists
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Below are some additional reference sources on Greek and Roman culture that may provide a starting point for more in depth explorations.

Resources - Databases

JSTOR
Searchable full-text journal backfile collection. Individual titles are listed in the E-Journals A-Z.
Academic Search Complete
Multi-disciplinary full-text database with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Indexes and abstracts more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, and conference proceedings.
L'Annee Philologique