La spedizione siciliana 2.0

Italian 3008 – Spring 2018 – Professors Barbara Weiden Boyd and Davida Gavioli

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Giorno 9 – bonus Etna

March 25, 2018 By Dean Zucconi

Casual views from the Catania airport feat. Boyd

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Giorno 8 – Etna

March 25, 2018 By Dean Zucconi

A view from Etna. While we didn’t discuss Etna much on this trip, it is one of the most important cultural identifiers and components of Sicily, especially for the surrounding towns. Etna and its eruptions make the area incredibly fertile, making it more a source of life than it is a source of destruction and devastation.

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Giorno 7 – Anfiteatro

March 25, 2018 By Dean Zucconi

An amphitheater we saw in Siracusa. I didn’t understand before this trip the difference between a Roman theater and amphitheater – the former has a stage with seating only on one side, whereas the latter has a stage completely encircled by seating (think Coliseum).

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Giorno 6 – Murali Romani

March 25, 2018 By Dean Zucconi

This one mural is among many meticulous depictions of various animals, people, and events in the “vacation villa” that we visited before arriving in Siracusa. Demonstrated further how prevalently wealth was displayed, but also presented insight into the lives of occupants of the home (what they did for fun, what was socially valuable).

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Giorno 5 – Maschera di Pirandello

March 25, 2018 By Dean Zucconi

This small sculpture was at Pirandello’s tomb, representing his concept of the mask exiting both in his writing and as a real-life framework for social interaction. One of his greatest contributions, and something that has resonated with me to understand my own life a little differently.

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