18. What sparks political engagement? Boccaccio in 1358 and America in 2020.
Decameron 2020: Survival through Stories
English - October 09, 2020 19:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBArts literature boccaccio renaissance italian plague pandemic storytelling humanities educational medieval Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 17. Interview with the humanist Marianna Iannaccone on John Florio, Boccaccio's Early Modern translator
Here in the United States we are at the center of a global pandemic and the greatest political turmoil in generations. What sparks political engagement? In Boccaccio's Decameron, Pampinea berates her peers for accepting second-class status, and demands that they reorganize their society to ensure their survival. In this bonus episode, J.M.Meyer interviews Karen Alvarado, Erin Bogert, and Cassandra Vaz about what sparked their political engagement, and how they can imagine a more just post-pandemic voting system.
Episode hosted by J. M. Meyer.
Sound editing from Erin Bogert and J. M. Meyer.
Music and SFX:
Steven Maertens, Spanish Guitar Loop from https://freesound.org/people/stevenmaertens/sounds/449846/