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O What Fools | Foolery news for the week of January 26, 2012

Caroline — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:03:54 +0000

Up this week: Cliff Notes Shakespeare shorts, Shakespeare the Swedenborgian, and Shakespearean light bulb jokes. Next week: suggestions for Valentine's gifts for the Shakespeare lover in your life.

O What Learning Is| Education News for the Week of January 24. 2012

Steven — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:06:23 +0000

Hello all, Steven here and welcome to another edition of O What Learning Is. This is your weekly place for all things Education and Shakespeare. What have we got this week for you? Well let’s see: Teachers learning how to teach Shakespeare, A lecture on Shakespeare and Verdi in Chicago, and much more.

Teachers getting taught [...]

Oberon’s Orb | Multimedia News for the Week of January 23, 2012

Tue — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:06:36 +0000

Good day, Sirs and Madams. Just when you least expect it, it turns out to be Monday again, which means it’s time for another round of Oberon’s Orb. Let’s see what we can see…

Whoa!
If you love recorded Shakespeare performances, you’ll love this news (and personally, I have to restrain myself not to put [...]

The Scrivener – Scholarship News for the Week of January 15

Emily — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:51:33 +0000

Greetings! This is Emily with the weekly edition of the Scrivener. I hope winter’s icy fingers are not proving too cruel this January, but if they are perhaps this Shakespeare news can warm you up!

The Tempest in Tucson

As a result of a state-mandated end to ethnic studies programs, the Tucson Unified School District [...]

Oberon’s Orb | Multimedia News for the Week of January 9, 2012

Tue — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:07:21 +0000

Welcome to another edition of Oberon’s Orb; the second of the new year. Frightfully busy weekend at my end, so today’s entry will be a bit short. I’ll have a bigger column for you next time.

2012 will offer a great World Shakespeare festival, beginning on April 23. Check out the website [...]

Oberon’s Orb | Multimedia News for the Week of December 12, 2011

Tue — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:07:42 +0000

It’s Monday! Hello! December is a’wasting, but fear not; we will still be bringing you Shakespeare news and reviews for some time before the Christmas holidays.

Dick Shakespeare’s Big Break
One Bob Rogers has written a screenplay about the Shakespeare family, set at Christmas in the year 1600, and seen from the p.o.v. of [...]

Oberon’s Orb | Multimedia News for the Week of November 28, 2011

Tue — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:14:28 +0000

Welcome back from the Thanksgiving holidays! If you hate Mondays in general, I can only imagine how much you must hate this particular Monday, what with the excesses of Black Friday and all. Well, to help you get your head screwed back on and reignite your love for all things Shakespearean, why not focus on [...]

Oberon’s Orb | Multimedia News for the week of November 21st, 2011.

Francis — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:38:19 +0000

First I must pass my congratulations to the SAU cast and crew of The Crucible, having completed their run Sunday Night.

Next, all this witchery puts me in mind… of Shakespeare.

My review of Branagh’s Hamlet

Two and a Half of Five stars.

One of the most titanic undertakings in film adaptation is the [...]

The Scrivener| Scholarship News for the week of November 19 2011

Steven — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:05:47 +0000

Hello all, Steven here and it’s time again for your weekly dose of Shakespeare Scholarship news with this week’s Scrivener. We have CFPs Conferences and other news aplenty. So without further ado let’s dive right in.

CFP’s and Conferences:

Calls For Papers

Representing Memory:

The Department of American Culture and Literature at Istanbul University has [...]

Oberon’s Orb | Multimedia News for the Week of November 14

Tue — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:46:55 +0000

Welcome to another Multimedia Monday, and another glance into Oberon’s Orb. As brevity is the soul of wit, I shall be brief. First up, a different medium indeed: Have you ever wondered about the Bard of Avon’s impact on the world of… stamps? I know I haven’t – until, that is, I happened to see [...]