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Tag Archives: University of Birmingham
Celebrating Gregory Doran and Sir Antony Sher
The day before Shakespeare’s Birthday, 22 April 2022, Gregory Doran announced that he was standing down from his post as Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He’s held it for 10 years, a period of political unrest with issues … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Antony Sher, Arthur Hughes, Equality Festival, Gregory Doran, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham
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Celebrating Shakespeare’s Birthday, 2020
So how are you going to be celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday in 2020? With everybody in lockdown and all actual events cancelled, it’s tempting to forget the whole thing. But here in Stratford-upon-Avon people are determined to mark the day virtually. … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged #SaluteToStratford, #ShareYourShakespeare, Adrian Lester, coronavirus, Everything to Everybody, Ewan Fernie, Folger Shakespeare Library, Holy Trinity Church, rosemary, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare's Birthday Celebrations, Sir Stanley Wells, University of Birmingham, What was Shakespeare Really Like?
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Everything to Everybody: opening up Birmingham’s Shakespeare Memorial Library
For years Libraries have been under severe pressure, with many closing their doors, having their opening hours restricted, or having to rely on volunteers. So it’s wonderful to report that one of the great Shakespeare libraries in the West Midlands, … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy
Tagged Adrian Lester, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Shakespeare Library, Eewan Fernie, George Dawson, History West Midlands, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham
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Arise, Sir Stanley!
Shakespeareans will be delighted to hear that Professor Stanley Wells has received a (long-overdue) knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. His books alone would take up several shelves, covering a wide variety of Shakespeare-related subjects: my own tally is … Continue reading
Shakespeare online for 2016
Into the new year it’s time for starting something afresh. With this being such a big year for Shakespeare, there are several online courses beginning soon that aim to increase participants’ interest in and knowledge of Shakespeare, and I’ve picked … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Allston James, British Council, Exploring English: Shakespeare, Monterey Peninsula College, Othello, Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare and his World, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare on film, Shakespeare Visions, University of Birmingham, University of Warwick
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Stratford-upon-Avon projects 2016: a new collaboration
Earlier in the week I wrote about some of the projects in Stratford-upon-Avon timed for completion at the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in April 2016. The Royal Shakespeare Company and Birmingham University have also announced a five-year collaboration centred on … Continue reading
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Tagged Antony Sher, Gregory Doran, Michael Dobson, Shakespeare Institute, statue, The Other Place, University of Birmingham
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Being Human: Shakespeare and the humanities
It was in 1998 that Harold Bloom’s book Shakespeare: the Invention of the Human was published. In the book “Bloom presents one of the boldest theses of Shakespearean scholarships: that Shakespeare not only invented the English language, but also created … Continue reading
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Tagged Being Human, Harold Bloom, humanities, University of Birmingham, University of Warwick
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The future of education for Shakespeare? MOOCs in action
The second of the two Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs)s on Shakespeare is now under way, and in case you fancy trying it out, is still open for enrolment. The first, the Shakespeare Institute’s Hamlet MOOC, has finished, though it’s to be hoped … Continue reading
Online courses for Shakespeare: here, there and everywhere
In the last year or two developments in online learning have thrown the world of education into turmoil. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have tremendous potential: in a radio programme a few months ago Coursera, the main US provider of … Continue reading
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Tagged Coursera, education, Harvard, Libertas, MOOC, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham
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Timbuktu and Shakespeare for National Libraries Day
At last a news item in which Librarians are the heroes of the day, and in the same week as National Libraries Day too! The city of Timbuktu in Mali is of significance for the whole continent of Africa. Official … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, digitisation, Europeana, Karin Brown, Mali, National Libraries Day, Shakespeare Institute, Timbuktu, University of Birmingham, Virtual Shakespeare Theatre Archive
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