Philosophy of Italian Culture - Florence 2014
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- In-class Notes
- Discussion Questions
- Short essay topics - tba
All Posts
- parallel cousin marriage. [1]
- Example of how Geertz is being used in contemporary scholarship [2]
- Anthropology, Inc and the Coolhunt: Here's an article that a student in a related class found on how anthropology is being used today for market research. Very interesting for developing your intuitions on ethnography [3]. It reminded me of an older piece by Malcolm Gladwell that is somewhat famous: The Coolhunt [4]
- Bas-relief du Palazzo degi Uffici (EUR, Rome) - referred to in Pugliese. Note image of Mussolini at bottom center.
- Timeline from class Feb 4
- Minder and Ferriter presentation on Epigenetics: Open this powerpoint [5] and audio [6] to replay this presentation.
- Megan Trudell, Gramsci: The Turin Years, International Socialism, 9 April 07.
- Glossary Terms: Economism, Hegemony, Historical Bloc
- Wilson chapter notes
- Political Philosophy/Social Philosophy: J. S. Mill and Karl Marx -- Mill and Mazzini knew each other and had similar political views (great paper topic here). These notes might help you locate Mill, Mazzini, and Marx on the standard political spectrum.
- World War 1: The breakdown of capitalism
- Chapter 22: Gramsci - theory of hegemony, civil society, an revolution
- Global Recession Timeline
- "Just-so Stories" [[7]]
- Good illustrated narration of the effect of the Congress of Vienna. [8]
- Timeglider timeline on Italian History, needs work. [9]
Feminicidio
- http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/cronaca/2014/03/09/177-femminicidi-2013-altri-due-giorno-festa_10206307.html
- http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/08/09/italy-passes-new-anti-domestic-violence-laws-to-combat-femicide-epidemic.html
- http://www.thelocal.it/20140616/milan-man-killed-family-over-unrequited-love
- http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2014/03/17/Acid-attack-victim-exits-hearing-ex-boyfriend-apologizes_10244852.html
- http://www.acidviolence.org/index.php/news/victims-of-a-criminal-act-of-love/