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The Scrivener | Scholarship News for the Week of February 5

Emily — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:36:34 +0000

Hello! This is Emily with this week’s news in Shakespeare scholarship. There are lots of calls for papers this week, so get your proposal ideas percolating.

The European Shakespeare Research Association has announced the theme for their 2013 conference, Shakespeare and Myth. Papers that address Shakespeare as user, maker and object of myth [...]

Portia’s Casket | Review of PETA’s Haring Lear (King Lear)

Portia — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:10:19 +0000

I rarely go on opening nights. I have good reason for this. Don’t get me wrong, opening nights are fun, exciting. You get to see everyone involved in the production as well as the theatre’s most avid supporters. For Haring Lear‘s opening night some of the people I [...]

Oberon’s Orb | Multimedia News for the week of January 30th

Francis — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:49:52 +0000

Great Caesar’s ghost, it’s Monday! Time to roll out a number of juicy tidbits we’ve culled from the world of Bard.

I am tame, sir. Pronounce!

Our first bit of online smorgasbord comes from the good folks at the Open University, fast becoming one of my “go to” sources. In this ten minute clip you [...]

The Scrivener- Scholarship News for the Week of January 29

Emily — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:47:07 +0000

Hello! This is Emily with the Scrivener, your weekly source for news in Shakespeare scholarship. There are a slew of calls for papers and other announcements this week, so let’s get to it!

I Must Be Present at Your Conference

The University of Oxford has announced the opening of registration for their upcoming conference on [...]

Notes from the Breach | A Tale of Unmoderated Grief

Tony Tambasco — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:41:14 +0000

There’s a regular Trojan Spring underway in Staunton right now; in addition to the ASC’s upcoming production of Christopher Marlowe’s Dido, Queen of Carthage, two MFA projects from Mary Baldwin College’s program in Shakespeare and performance will treat on the subject; both of them new works. My own Ballad of Dido opens later in the spring, [...]

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.

Portia’s Casket (Beyond Races) | Voices News for January 25

Portia — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:10:08 +0000

Hi! I’m back! Sorry for last week’s absence, I was overrun by work. For this week, I found some really nice caskets to open.

1 Exhibit. Jackie Mantey asks, “How will Shakespeare’s legacy transform in the 21st century? That is the question.” To be perfectly honest, that is the question for most of us. Mantey reports [...]

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 22

Emily — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:09:34 +0000

Hello from the Sundance Film Festival! This is Emily with the Scrivener, your weekly source for news in Shakespeare scholarship. There are a number of announcements for the week, so let us commence!

The V&A Design MA

The Victoria and Albert Museum and the Royal College of Art are inviting American students to apply for [...]

“O What Fools” | Foolery news for the week of 1/19/12

Caroline — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:09:26 +0000

Caroline returns to bring you this week's Foolery news - cat names, a Shakespeare social network, Shakespeare bling, cooking with Shakespeare, and more.