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Monthly Archives: June 2018
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Day 4, Story 2
While Carol worked on her class and rested, I played Grand Lady of the Piazza. I walked over to the Basilica and went in. What splendor! If course, the building is vast, and one enters by going thought a courtyard, … Continue reading →
Day 3, Story 2
Our two days at the Hotel Roma, as Carol noted, right on the Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, were wonderful, as we recovered from travel fatigue and began to realize we were in Florence! After lunch at the tiny Ottaviana … Continue reading →
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 →