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Lectures

December 16, 2022

[Members] Watch Now: Shakespeare and Emilia: The Untold Story with Peter Bassano

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

Category iconLectures Tag iconauthorship,  dark lady,  emilia,  love,  musical,  sonnets,  theatre,  writer

June 24, 2022

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

Category iconLectures Tag iconauthorship,  debate,  oxford,  stratford,  theatre,  writer

Kurosawa

January 14, 2022

Watch Now: Asian Embodiment of a White Canon – Shakespeare on Film/Stage with Dr. Alexa Alice Joubin

Dr. Joubin is the author of the recently published book Shakespeare in East Asia (Oxford University Press, 2021), which raises such intriguing

Category iconLectures Tag iconasia,  cinema,  japan,  korea,  kurosawa,  theatre

The Shakespeare Prison Project - FREE Lecture Series

July 21, 2021

Watch Now: The Shakespeare Prison Project with its founder and director Jonathan Shailor

Founder and Director Jonathan Shailor shares a brief history of the project, with evidence of its effectiveness, and stories that highlight pivotal

Category iconLectures Tag iconchange,  empathy,  imagination,  prison,  shakespeare,  wisconsin

Rude Growing Briars: Queer Pregnancy in Shakespeare - FREE Lecture Series

March 17, 2021

Watch Now: “Rude-Growing Briars: Queer Pregnancy in Shakespeare’s ‘Titus Andronicus'” with Dr. Alicia Andrzejewski

In this talk, Dr. Alicia Andrzejewski will bring together queer and feminist theory; performance studies; and archival research to address a

Category iconLectures Tag iconfeminist,  pregnant,  queer,  shakespeare,  theory,  titus andronicus,  women

Border

January 13, 2021

Watch Now: “California Dreamin’: Shakespeare and the Border” with Dr. Letty García

Letty García is the UC President's Postdoctoral Scholar in English at UC Santa Barbara. She is primarily interested in Shakespeare and Race, cultural

Category iconLectures Tag iconborder,  california,  chicano,  culture,  hispanic,  immigrant,  latino,  mexico,  race,  shakespeare

October 28, 2020

Watch Now: “Shakespearean Sonnets as Dialogue” with Prof. Paul Majkut

Download an audio version here. In this discussion, Paul will present a short restructuring of the sonnets to give voice for two characters:

Category iconLectures Tag icondark lady,  may december,  shakespeare,  sonnets

September 2, 2020

Watch Now: “Engaging Kids with Shakespeare” with Brendan Kelso

Download an audio version here. Brendan from Playing with Plays will share: Ways to engage your kids with Shakespeare and classics works!How to

Category iconLectures Tag iconclassroom,  fun,  games,  kids,  school,  shakespeare

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