Nov 8, 202330 min read
Anti-ocularcentric travel:
The importance of plausibility over visibility in Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando furioso (1516/1532) and Italo Calvino’s Le città invisibili...
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Jan 25, 20234 min read
Artemisia Gentileschi: Painting ‘Female Rage’ in the Italian Renaissance
Trigger warning for mentions of rape and sexual assault. In the National Gallery, there hangs a portrait of a woman. Stylised as the...
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Oct 17, 20225 min read
I climbed Etna while it was erupting. Here’s how it happened.
When I started telling people that I was doing my year abroad in Catania, one of the most common responses was ‘oh you have to climb...
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Sep 4, 20224 min read
Naples: Empty Suitcases and Full Bellies
I can only imagine that my grandma travels to Italy with an empty suitcase. That’s because whenever she comes back from a visit, her...
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Jul 8, 20222 min read
Tradition, authenticity and immigration: a brief history of Italian-American cuisine
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the USA saw the arrival of thousands of immigrants from Italy. Many of these...
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May 15, 20223 min read
The Beauty and History of Lucca, Tuscany
Lucca, known as a "Città d'arte", is a town in northern Italy and if you’ve been lucky enough to visit it, you’ll know it’s a place that...
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Apr 1, 20223 min read
Pasta all’Amatriciana
Guanciale. Pecorino. Bucatini. Three words that hadn’t entered my classroom vocabulary before living in Rome but demand your immediate...
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