Workshop
Folio to Tercentenary: Becoming Global Shakespeare, 1623-1916
October 09-11, 2017, 9:00AM
NYUAD Campus, Conference Center
Past Event
By Invitation
Interested scholars please contact nyuad.programs@nyu.eduThis workshop seeks to document and compare the ways in which Shakespeare’s works have spread throughout Europe, the Americas, the MENA region, and Asia. Participants delve into the material history of the performance, publication, and pedagogy inspired by Shakespeare’s work to understand how and why “Shakespeare” now represents a truly global cultural heritage that is claimed by artists and audiences from around the world.
This workshop seeks to document and compare the ways in which Shakespeare’s works have spread throughout Europe, the Americas, the MENA region, and Asia. Participants delve into the material history of the performance, publication, and pedagogy inspired by Shakespeare’s work to understand how and why “Shakespeare” now represents a truly global cultural heritage that is claimed by artists and audiences from around the world.
- Cyrus Patell, Assoc. Dean and Prof. of English, NYUAD
- Katherine Williams, Assistant Professor of Literature, NYUAD
- NYU Abu Dhabi Institute