3 different essays for each question with a maximum of 6 pages. Everything has to be in one document. Number each essay corelating to the question. 2-3 sources for each.
1. What is the significance of Alessandro de’ Medici’s status as a mixed-race person in Renaissance Florence? Do you think it was the/a reason for his assassination?
2. What is the cross-cultural significance of the Black Madonnas of Southern Italy? How do the Black Madonnas differ from the more common representations of the Madonna as white?
3. What does Igiaba Scego’s novel, Adua, tells us about her society and Italy’s colonization of her country? How is this related to the controversy over Denny Ménendez?
