This group will watch and discuss the six one-hour episodes of The Leopard, a historical drama of the Italian Risorgimento (Unification) of 1860. It is available as a Netflix series and will be viewed in that form. The six episodes of the series deal with members of an aristocratic family whose way of life is threatened by the upheavals of Italian unification. Background information will be provided by the facilitator before each episode is viewed.

Suggested reading materials: Giuseppe di Lampedusa, The Leopard (1960) is the novel on which the series is based and could be read in conjunction with the films. A few essays and other handouts will be provided to the group members.