RILA offers undergraduate interdisciplinary courses on great books while exploring the art and architecture of Rome in order to articulate fundamental questions across disciplines.
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Today reading the Confessions of Zeno by Italo Svevo, looking ahead to our trip to Trieste, Took a little architecture lecture and walk. #romeinstituteofliberalarts #smc @smcjanterm
12 hours ago
Train strike made us reschedule our day in Padua, so we went to Ca’ Rezzonico. Laundry of gondola drivers was not part of the tour. #romeinstituteofliberalarts #smc @smcjanterm
3 days ago
Today we discussed Don Giovanni, had a lecture on Carnival and opera, and then walked through the over the top La Fenice opera house. Not a bad day. #romeinstituteofliberalarts #smc @smcjanterm
4 days ago
At San Marco just beginning our month in Venice. Students are fighting jet lag, plus had 24 hour flight delays to get here, and are excited and smiling all the same. 💪 #romeinstituteofliberalarts #smc #venicestrong @smcjanterm
4 days ago
Winter walk at Ostia Antica, the ruins of the port city of Rome. The mosaics were mostly covered up for winter, but it was a beautiful place for reflection in the December light. #romeinstituteofliberalarts #ostiaantica #sjc #uta
2 weeks ago
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