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April 4, 2008
They've begun!
Final presentations began yesterday (Thursday) - and late this afternoon I'll be half-way through them!
I've divided the students into groups of 4 or 5 based on easy itinteraries (sometime that means a metro ride, but hey, we all have passes). Yesterday's group did (1) the Imperial fora and Mussolini's creation of a propaganda-rich, if archaeologically-problematic avenue across them; (2) the Piazza Venezia from its initiation through the Victor Emmanuel intervention and the fascist era, complete with Mussolini's balcony; (3) San Marco, from early Christian to 18th century changes; and the Markets and Forum of Trajan.
Everyone did quite a creditable job - we're off to a good start!
Posted by CrankyProfessor at April 4, 2008 8:27 AM