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SUMMARY:On Land and Across the Sea: Boccaccio’s Other Wor(l)ds. Junctions and Interweavings Conference
DESCRIPTION:To mark 650 years since Boccaccio’s death\, a conference on Boccaccio’s Other Wor(l)ds invites exploration of Boccaccio’s “Other Words” and “Other Worlds.” Boccaccio’s narratives—not limited to the Decameron—vividly depict cultural and intellectual exchanges\, emphasizing human behavior\, morality\, and societal complexities across the Mediterranean and beyond\, including Cathay. In the Decameron\, the Levant serves as a crucial geographical and cultural reference\, highlighting its role as a crossroads of commerce\, religion\, and cultural interaction. For instance\, Nathan’s house in Decameron X.3 is described as being situated at the crossroads “from the West eastward\, or from the East westward.” Similarly\, in Genealogy of the Pagan Gods\, Boccaccio extols the invention of the boat and maritime navigation\, celebrating their benefits for humanity. He reflects on the immense advantages of trade and cultural exchanges and how they foster trust and friendships. Boccaccio notes that such interactions enable mutual teaching and learning of languages\, bridging geographical distances and overcoming estrangement. \nInspired by Boccaccio’s fascination with other worlds and words\, the Conference encourages geocritical approaches to Boccaccio’s works and explores this “hybrid point of connectivity” across society\, politics\, gender\, religion\, and economics. It aims to further investigate labor conditions and slavery in the medieval Mediterranean\, with particular attention to the art and commerce of textiles and textual weaves. The focus extends from the silent labor of women weaving baskets across the Mediterranean basin to female textile workers in Florence\, highlighting references to women’s labor both within and beyond the sea.
URL:https://humanities.ucla.edu/event/on-land-and-across-the-sea-boccaccios-other-worlds-junctions-and-interweavings-conference/
LOCATION:Royce 314\, 10745 Dickson Ct\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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