>15821 A 5 MW 130-320 DEN 159 Arduini,Beatrice 24/ 24 J
TAUGHT IN ENGLISH. NO PREREQUISITES, OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS. ENCOUNTERS WITH THE OTHER IN TEXTUAL AND DIGITAL ARCHIVES THIS COURSE EXAMINES A VARIETY OF ATTITUDES TOWARD POVERTY IN THE ITALIAN MIDDLE AGES, FROM TRADITIONAL 'NEGATIVE' VIEWS OF POVERTY AS A DISGRACE, TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE OF POVERTY AS 'UNRECOGNIZED WEALTH' IN THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION AND ITS POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS, TO THE SHAME AND HUMILIATION ASSOCIATED WITH INCARCERATION AND SLAVERY. IN ADDITION TO GAINING HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ON THE 14TH AND 15TH CENTURIES, STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN A DIGITAL PROJECT EXPLORING HOW TO ARCHIVE THE LITERARY AND VISUAL TRADITION ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THEMES.
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