PUBLIC LECTURE: Evicted from Eternity -The Restructuring of Modern Rome

Professor Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University, will discuss his new book, "Evicted from Eternity-The Restructuring of Modern Rome", which focuses on Rome’s historic Monti district and the wrenching dislocation caused by rapid economical, political, and social change. Evicted from Eternity tells the story of the gentrification of Monti—once the architecturally stunning home of a community of artisans and shopkeepers now displaced by an invasion of rapacious real estate speculators, corrupt officials, dithering politicians, deceptive clerics, and shady thugs. He will also screen his short film, "Monti Moments: Men’s Memories in the Heart of Rome".