Assignments – Keep up with Veronica abroad

Assignment #11

The Colosseum is one of the most visited monuments in the world with about 5.11 million visitors every year (Story Map Tour n.d.). During our time in Rome I visited the Colosseum three separate times and there was always a crowd of people in front and a line to get into the building. ThereContinue reading “Assignment #11”

Assignment #8

Michel Serres, Statues. Bloomsbury. 1. What does Serres compare to the 1986 explosion of the rocket Challenger? He is comparing these accidents and explosions to the human sacrifices of the Ancients. PG. 2-5. 2. What do the hideous statue and its inhuman form of worship have to do with us? Because if we simply ignoreContinue reading “Assignment #8”

Assignment #10

Interview two people in Rome about the Victorio Emanuele II Monumento (Altare Delle Patria). Ask them if they like it. Would they change it? Why was it made? What would they replace it with? Write 500 words describing the results of your interview. Organize this material according to a clear thesis. When we went toContinue reading “Assignment #10”

Assignment #9

Any five of the 13 Obelisks Describe their setting and provide information of where each one came from, who brought it here, and when it was placed where it is now. Take a photo for your blog. Draw a map (you can use google if you want—or just a rough hand drawing) orienting them toContinue reading “Assignment #9”

Assignment #6

I interviewed two people in Athens about the importance of monuments. I asked if they have a favorite secret monument in Athens. When was the last time they visited a monument in Athens? What monument would they add/change/remove? Do the monuments play a role in the relationship of Greece to Europe? If they feel personallyContinue reading “Assignment #6”

Assignment #7

Theater of Dionysus Film yourself reciting by memory one passage from Euripides, Bacchae on the stage of the Theater of Dionysus. You can also film right outside the fence but it is more fun on the actual stage. Plaka and Monastiraki Photograph three interesting features of the old Mosque of Tzistarakis. Draw a version ofContinue reading “Assignment #7”

Assignment #5

Steven Johnston, American Dionysia 1. Does Johnston argue that democracy makes people satisfied? What does he have to say about that? Johnston argues that democracy rarely leaves people satisfied and that it seems to cause more problems then solutions. It can cause a lot of resentment from people because it s not seem to deliverContinue reading “Assignment #5”

Assignment #4

Steven Johnston, American Dionysia 1. What would it mean for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial to mitigate its inscriptions for Steven Johnston? To mitigate the inscriptions on the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial is a failure of democracy to Johnston. He argues that democracy should make up for its deficiencies in itsContinue reading “Assignment #4”

Assignment #3

Questions answered with lecture by Joan Connolly. https://youtu.be/76pNYG-BXcY What did the Athenians do with the pieces of the old Parthenon? They left it as a smoking ruin. They were concerned that if they cleaned it up nobody would remember or believe that it happened. When they cleaned they up they made it into a memorialContinue reading “Assignment #3”

Assignment #2

Caneva, G., A. Pacini, L. Celesti Grapow, and S. Ceschin. 2003. “The Colosseum’s Use and State of Abandonment as Analysed through Its Flora.” International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 51(3): 211–19. The authors of this article analyze the different species that have emerged in the Colosseum and how the abandonment and the mistreatment of the monument mayContinue reading “Assignment #2”