ENROLL

William L North

Acknowledged by contemporaries as one of the leading intellects of her time, Christine de Pizan (ca. 1364-ca. 1431) became an author of unusual literary range, personal resilience, and perceptiveness in a time of ongoing warfare, civil strife, and intellectual ferment. In addition to composing romances, poetry, quasi-autobiographical works, royal biography, and political theory, she became an articulate critic of the patriarchy and misogyny of her world, contemporary patterns and cultures of violence, and a critical voice in defense of female capability. Using Christine's writings together with other contemporary voices, we will examine how contemporaries confronted fundamental questions of identity, status, violence, ethics, and love in domestic and public spheres in late medieval France. 

William L North

This course focuses on building students' skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Italian through instruction basic grammar and vocabulary. Developing facility in basic conversational Italian as well as an understanding of cultural and linguistic conventions is also an important part of the course.  

Prerequisite: Future participation in the Rome OCS Program or permission of the instructor.

William L North

This course focuses on building students' skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Italian through instruction basic grammar and vocabulary. Developing facility in basic conversational Italian as well as an understanding of cultural and linguistic conventions is also an important part of the course.  

Prerequisite: Future participation in the Rome OCS Program or permission of the instructor.