Category Archives: Carol’s Stories

Imagining Boccaccio as a Psuedo-feminist

Who will deny, that it should be given, for all that it may be worth, to gentle ladies much rather than to men? [ 010 ] Within their soft bosoms, betwixt fear and shame, they harbour secret fires of love, and how … Continue reading

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DAY 12: Monteriggioni, Siena, San Gimignano, and Chianti

by Carol Having completed teaching the first week of class (with three weeks left to go), I agreed to embark upon an all day bus tour of Tuscany with Pam.  It was a sunny Saturday.  We hiked the short way … Continue reading

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Sample Student Journal Entries (Week One)

NOTE: At the end of each week, students are required to complete five journal entries: four in response to the readings and lectures of each class day (Monday-Thursday), and a fifth that attempts to tie pre-approved self-directed field trip experiences … Continue reading

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Day 8: Medieval British Prototype Feminists (2nd Day of Class)

(by Carol) While, yesterday, I gave a general overview of the course and some terms for adaptation studies and feminism, today we discussed some sample writings from Julian of Norwich‘s Revelations of Divine Love and The Book of Margery Kempe.  … Continue reading

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Day 8: Men of Pasta

(by Carol) Most of the decor in this apartment is modern with some faux rustic furniture (paint purposefully, if not meaninglessly, rubbed off).  Over the loveseat is a five-piece photograph of a vineyard at sunset.  There is a little chalkboard … Continue reading

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Day 7: The First Day of Class

(by Carol) The title of the course I’m teaching is “Adoption & Adaptation: Florence Feminism and English Literature and Film“.  It is cross-listed as both an English course and a Women’s Studies course.  Curiously, none of the students registered for … Continue reading

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Day 4, Story 1: An Apartment with No View

(by Carol) I knew that the apartment that I had rented for the month was small.  I knew that it was up a flight of stairs.  I knew, too, that it was just around the corner from the Kent State … Continue reading

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Day 3, Story 1: A Room with Some Blue

(by Carol) Our room at Hotel Roma was stylishly hundreds of years away from the style of our room at Hotel Pendini.  Hotel Roma’s furniture was very modern; Hotel Pendini was full of antiques, or at least antique-looking furniture and … Continue reading

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Day 2, Story 2: Hotel Pendini

(by Carol) I woke up to warm sunlight pouring through the windows, glittering off the glass prisms of a huge chandelier that hung over our beds.  We slept well at Hotel Pendini, even with that giant, beautiful, death-trap chandelier hanging … Continue reading

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Day 2, Story 1: Florence to Pisa (AAAAHHHHHH!)

(by Carol) Sooooooo: the plan was to catch a train from Florence airport to Pisa, and spend the first few nights there.  Why? Just because! Pam said that she wanted to go to Pisa, and I thought that it might … Continue reading

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