News - September 4, 2009

SU Florence announces fall 2009 lecture series

The fall 2009 Featured Events series has been announced. The lectures cover a range of topics from the role of architecture in public life, to the influence of patrons in art history, to drama and the Florentine tragedy. Join us for a rich and informative semester of events.

Inaugural Lecture:
The City as a Work of Art
Alick Mclean
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
6:20pm
Villa Rossa, Room 13
Piazza Savonarola 15

Lorenzo de' Medici as Art Patron: A Cost - Benefit Analysis
Jonathan Nelson
Wednesday, September 22, 2009 6:20pm
Villa Rossa, Room 13 Piazza Savonarola 15

Oscar Wilde and the Florentine Tragedy
Joel Kaplan
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
6:20pm
Villa Rossa, Room 13
Piazza Savonarola 15

Michelangelo's Laurentian Library:
The Structure and Patron Behind the Form
Silvia Catitti
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
6:20pm
Villa Rossa, Room 13
Piazza Savonarola 15

Says Natalia Piombino, Coordinator of the SUF Lecture Series, "Our lecture series is a forum to encourage interdisciplinary interaction between students and faculty, to share ideas about recent research developments. This semester's lecture program is partly designed to explore our Faculty's research and to highlight their recent achievements. The third and forth lectures are given by scholars who work and carry out their research at other institutions. These visits enhance the learning environment and afford an opportunity for faculty and students to interact with outstanding scholars."