Guido Ruggiero on Courtesans; Exhibition on Women, Crime, and Sex
Guido Ruggiero of the University of Miami will speak at the opening of the Library's fall exhibition on Tuesday, September 19, at 4:30 p.m in Carpenter 21. Professor Ruggiero is a leading micro-historian who has published books and articles on the history of gender, sex, crime, and magic, focusing on Renaissance Italy. His books include The Boundaries of Eros: Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice (1985), and Binding Passions: Tales of Magic, Marriage and Power from the End of the Renaissance (1993). His new book, Machiavelli in Love, will be published this winter. Ruggiero's talk draws on his recent research; he will speak on "Women, Crime, Fear and Pleasure: The Case of the Renaissance Courtesan or Who's Afraid of Giuliana Napolitana?"
Ruggiero's talk will be followed by a reception and the opening of the exhibition, Pointing Fingers: Women, Sin, Crime, and Guilt, both in Canaday Library's Rare Book Room. The exhibition looks at women criminals and their offenses through trial reports and popular accounts from the early sixteenth century through the beginning of the twentieth. The exhibition also considers disgrace and scandal, and how those categories of notoriety interact with actual crime in popular versions of women's lives.
Both events are free and open to the public. We hope you will be able to join us!
Ruggiero's talk will be followed by a reception and the opening of the exhibition, Pointing Fingers: Women, Sin, Crime, and Guilt, both in Canaday Library's Rare Book Room. The exhibition looks at women criminals and their offenses through trial reports and popular accounts from the early sixteenth century through the beginning of the twentieth. The exhibition also considers disgrace and scandal, and how those categories of notoriety interact with actual crime in popular versions of women's lives.
Both events are free and open to the public. We hope you will be able to join us!
