ITALIAN 742S
Boccaccio's Decameron
Martin Eisner
Description from DukeHub
The Decameron has surprised and shocked readers for centuries. This course asks why, and how. Investigating censored editions and translations, along with visual and cinematic adaptations, we will scrutinize Boccaccio's innovative representations of sex, women, and the disenfranchised to understand the overlooked political dimension of Boccaccio's attempt to re-imagine the world after a global pandemic.
Skills
- languageslanguage department: ITALIAN
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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