Romance Languages and Literatures · Boston College
Conducted in Italian.This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the long history of Rome from its foundation to today, from the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum to contemporary street art in multicultural neighborhoods. Students will study a selection of readings, monuments, paintings, and movies, with a particular emphasis on Renaissance and Baroque Rome, and will investigate the relationship between these artifacts and contemporary Italian society. The course will include an on-site class at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and live meetings with on-site experts and scholars in
