Monday, October 17, 2011

Syracuse University examines “Sex and Power from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment”

The Ray Smith Symposium in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences continues its yearlong examination of “Sex and Power from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment” with a mini residency by Italian Renaissance scholar Michael Rocke.

Rocke—the Nicky Mariano Librarian and director of the Berenson Library at Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy—will present a keynote lecture titled “Sodo and His Friends: ‘L’amore masculino’ and Male Friendship in Early Modern Italy” on Thursday, October 20th. The following day, he will participate in a Ray Smith-HC Mini-Seminar. Both events are free and open to the public; however, the seminar requires registration.

Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net