Dr. John C. McLucas: The Culture of Palio di Siena
Towson professor emeritus Dr. John McLucas brings to life the world-famous Palio di Siena horse race. The city of Siena, Tuscany, provides an usually vivid example of Italians’ extreme devotion to native towns and neighborhoods. The Italian word for this feeling is campanilismo, “bell-towerism,” meaning that Italians like to live within earshot of their parish