Knowledge Commons | Mary Gallucci | Activity https://hcommons.org/members/drmary/activity/ Activity feed for Mary Gallucci. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:41:17 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 3f93c1516784935bfd6ba9d33cd2168d Mary Gallucci deposited Textual Masculinity and the Exchange of Women in Renaissance Venice. Courtney Quaintance. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2015. x + 260 pp. $70. in the group LLC Medieval and Renaissance Italian https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1603542/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 04:07:26 -0400 I review Quaintance's study of homosocial culture in Renaissance Venice. I analyze the issues of gender, sexual violence, and humor discussed in the book.

]]> 0 97b5c86501027bc03f5841c43fd21849 Mary Gallucci deposited Textual Masculinity and the Exchange of Women in Renaissance Venice. Courtney Quaintance. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2015. x + 260 pp. $70. in the group CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1603541/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 04:03:49 -0400 I review Quaintance's study of homosocial culture in Renaissance Venice. I analyze the issues of gender, sexual violence, and humor discussed in the book.

]]> 0 c4e10e38db6a9a3eea3dee93ebd1a172 Mary Gallucci deposited The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici. Catherine Fletcher. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. xxvii + 308 pp. $29.95. in the group TC Race and Ethnicity Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1603539/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 03:56:37 -0400 As the first biography in English of Alessandro de' Medici, this important book raises questions about how historical narratives are constructed and how race has evolved into a critical, if contested, category.

]]> 0 b00ba1a062d365a474ff3cd47985b1bb Mary Gallucci deposited The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici. Catherine Fletcher. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. xxvii + 308 pp. $29.95. in the group LLC Shakespeare https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1603538/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 03:53:00 -0400 As the first biography in English of Alessandro de' Medici, this important book raises questions about how historical narratives are constructed and how race has evolved into a critical, if contested, category.

]]> 0 a47a822ac23173dca4c251e9231aaded Mary Gallucci deposited The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici. Catherine Fletcher. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. xxvii + 308 pp. $29.95. in the group LLC Medieval and Renaissance Italian https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1603537/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 03:51:48 -0400 As the first biography in English of Alessandro de' Medici, this important book raises questions about how historical narratives are constructed and how race has evolved into a critical, if contested, category.

]]> 0 463f4c4b7feab952739b475f6b591770 Mary Gallucci deposited The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici. Catherine Fletcher. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. xxvii + 308 pp. $29.95. in the group CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1603536/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 03:48:43 -0400 As the first biography in English of Alessandro de' Medici, this important book raises questions about how historical narratives are constructed and how race has evolved into a critical, if contested, category.

]]> 0 5ca1d7f06b1e2f41f19498f05279d9a8 Mary Gallucci deposited Textual Masculinity and the Exchange of Women in Renaissance Venice. Courtney Quaintance. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2015. x + 260 pp. $70. https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1603495/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:40:49 -0400 I review Quaintance's study of homosocial culture in Renaissance Venice. I analyze the issues of gender, sexual violence, and humor discussed in the book.

]]> 0 b86d80eb45b1345e2d157f0fe0e5144d Mary Gallucci deposited The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici. Catherine Fletcher. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. xxvii + 308 pp. $29.95. https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1603494/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:31:51 -0400 As the first biography in English of Alessandro de' Medici, this important book raises questions about how historical narratives are constructed and how race has evolved into a critical, if contested, category.

]]> 0 282d425e70b0625fbfd0e704db0718aa Mary Gallucci posted an update in the group HEP Part-Time and Contingent Faculty Issues: A sobering look at adjunct faculty: […] https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1583256/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:24:59 -0400 A sobering look at adjunct faculty: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/28/adjunct-professors-homeless-sex-work-academia-poverty?CMP=share_btn_fb

]]> 0 469913f5f61cbfaa5769e114614a6bec Mary Gallucci deposited "The Skull and Hair of Alessandro de' Medici: Reading Racial Signs in Historical Perspective." in the group TC Race and Ethnicity Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1582963/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:17:29 -0400 In this essay I discuss the racial formations of Alessandro de’ Medici, first duke of Florence. These formations derive from different sources: verbal descriptions, portraiture, and the material evidence of Alessandro’s remains. I examine whether a painted “description” tallies with a verbal one, considering the variety of terms used to describ…[Read more]

]]> 0 ebcb09148b3f78e1d6de4d62e163f51a Mary Gallucci deposited "The Skull and Hair of Alessandro de' Medici: Reading Racial Signs in Historical Perspective." in the group LLC Shakespeare https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1582962/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:13:54 -0400 In this essay I discuss the racial formations of Alessandro de’ Medici, first duke of Florence. These formations derive from different sources: verbal descriptions, portraiture, and the material evidence of Alessandro’s remains. I examine whether a painted “description” tallies with a verbal one, considering the variety of terms used to describ…[Read more]

]]> 0 2808a63a34a4fb5009f4e06f9e216852 Mary Gallucci deposited "The Skull and Hair of Alessandro de' Medici: Reading Racial Signs in Historical Perspective." in the group LLC Medieval and Renaissance Italian https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1582961/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:12:55 -0400 In this essay I discuss the racial formations of Alessandro de’ Medici, first duke of Florence. These formations derive from different sources: verbal descriptions, portraiture, and the material evidence of Alessandro’s remains. I examine whether a painted “description” tallies with a verbal one, considering the variety of terms used to describ…[Read more]

]]> 0 9318b4709796ad4593fe687b89f66f4e Mary Gallucci deposited "The Skull and Hair of Alessandro de' Medici: Reading Racial Signs in Historical Perspective." in the group CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1582960/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:09:59 -0400 In this essay I discuss the racial formations of Alessandro de’ Medici, first duke of Florence. These formations derive from different sources: verbal descriptions, portraiture, and the material evidence of Alessandro’s remains. I examine whether a painted “description” tallies with a verbal one, considering the variety of terms used to describ…[Read more]

]]> 0 1d8dc2ae1969e9c42edc34da266653a2 Mary Gallucci deposited Mistaken Identities?: Alessandro de’ Medici and the Question of “Race” in the group LLC Shakespeare https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1582838/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:31:29 -0400 a b s t r ac t
Alessandro de’ Medici’s life and its representation reveal important beliefs about family, politics,
and genealogy during the Italian Renaissance. Duke Alessandro’s government marked the end of
the Florentine Republic and the beginning of hereditary rule. Many scholars interpret Alessandro’s
assassination as a fitting end to…[Read more]

]]> 0 37a8711b75413c0b461393187d78347a Mary Gallucci deposited Mistaken Identities?: Alessandro de’ Medici and the Question of “Race” in the group LLC Medieval and Renaissance Italian https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1582837/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:30:32 -0400 a b s t r ac t
Alessandro de’ Medici’s life and its representation reveal important beliefs about family, politics,
and genealogy during the Italian Renaissance. Duke Alessandro’s government marked the end of
the Florentine Republic and the beginning of hereditary rule. Many scholars interpret Alessandro’s
assassination as a fitting end to…[Read more]

]]> 0 3a2f68c0bc4a059c4cf624ac3d9d388b Mary Gallucci deposited Mistaken Identities?: Alessandro de’ Medici and the Question of “Race” in the group CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1582835/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:27:37 -0400 a b s t r ac t
Alessandro de’ Medici’s life and its representation reveal important beliefs about family, politics,
and genealogy during the Italian Renaissance. Duke Alessandro’s government marked the end of
the Florentine Republic and the beginning of hereditary rule. Many scholars interpret Alessandro’s
assassination as a fitting end to…[Read more]

]]> 0 261722e94a37db223c88e413f2716e4e Mary Gallucci deposited "The Skull and Hair of Alessandro de' Medici: Reading Racial Signs in Historical Perspective." https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1582743/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:24:21 -0400 In this essay I discuss the racial formations of Alessandro de’ Medici, first duke of Florence. These formations derive from different sources: verbal descriptions, portraiture, and the material evidence of Alessandro’s remains. I examine whether a painted “description” tallies with a verbal one, considering the variety of terms used to describ…[Read more]

]]> 0 41ba643c665c199a4098741f8d917864 Mary Gallucci deposited Mistaken Identities?: Alessandro de’ Medici and the Question of “Race” https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1582699/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:06:05 -0400 a b s t r ac t
Alessandro de’ Medici’s life and its representation reveal important beliefs about family, politics,
and genealogy during the Italian Renaissance. Duke Alessandro’s government marked the end of
the Florentine Republic and the beginning of hereditary rule. Many scholars interpret Alessandro’s
assassination as a fitting end to…[Read more]

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