Annual Business Meeting: The IAS annual business meeting will take place at the College Art Association from 12:30 to 1:30 pm on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at the Hilton Chicago, room 4M.

Sessions Sponsored by the Italian Art Society

Session Title: From Cloaca Maxima to America: Italy’s ‘History of Shit’
Hilton Chicago - 4th Floor - 4M
Thursday, February 13, 2020, 9:30AM - 11:00AM
Organizer: Sasha Goldman, Boston University
Organizer: Danielle Abdon, Temple University
Chair and Discussant: Pamela O. Long, Independent Scholar
Speakers/Papers:
Danielle Abdon, Temple University, “Latrines and Sewers for the Sick Poor: Waste Management in Italian Renaissance Hospitals.”
Alan C. Braddock, William & Mary, “The Saintly Sewer: Ludovico Carracci, Saint Sebastian, and the Waste of Rome”
Ana-Maria Milcic, Courtauld Institute of Art, “Droppings From the Sky: Futurist Interwar Protests and Fears”