On Tuesday, May 9th, at 6:30 p.m., at the Mission Valley Branch Library, Gideon Rappaport, San Diego’s premier Shakespearean dramaturg, discussed his
Watch Now: Shakespeare and the American Civil War with Gordon Gidlund
Watch an online version of the lecture presented in-person in January 2023. Discover references to the canon in soldiers’ letters home, in
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Join us and author Peter Bassano, a descendant of Emilia, claimed to be the Dark Musical Lady of the Sonnets. Peter maintains she was much more to
Watch Now: Shakespeare Authorship Forum with Cheryl Eagan-Donovan, Gideon Rappaport, and Bryan H. Wildenthal
Join us as we dive into both sides of this fierce debate, including an appearance by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan, acclaimed documentary
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Dr. Joubin is the author of the recently published book Shakespeare in East Asia (Oxford University Press, 2021), which raises such intriguing
Watch Now: The Shakespeare Prison Project with its founder and director Jonathan Shailor
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In this talk, Dr. Alicia Andrzejewski will bring together queer and feminist theory; performance studies; and archival research to address a
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Letty García is the UC President's Postdoctoral Scholar in English at UC Santa Barbara. She is primarily interested in Shakespeare and Race, cultural
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Download an audio version here. In this discussion, Paul will present a short restructuring of the sonnets to give voice for two characters:
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Download an audio version here. Brendan from Playing with Plays will share: Ways to engage your kids with Shakespeare and classics works!How to