I suppose that a good point from which to start is to ask whether the effort expended is proportionate to the result achieved. When I was a graduate student in Canada there was an often repeated joke which went as follows. “What is the definition of a sociologist?” The answer was, “Somebody who needs to … Read more
I have just returned from the monthly meeting of the regional Italian Circle, where the lecture on this occasion was on the life and work of Carlo Levi. He is best known, of course, for the book Christ Stopped at Eboli, in which he gave an account of his exile during the fascist period in … Read more
Today I gave a presentation to the regional Italian Circle on the subject of art in Italy during the fascist period. The development of modern art in Italy is a topic that has interested me for some time, and I admit that my ideas are very much in the process of developing. I still vacillate … Read more