Shakespeare 400
Shakespeare 400
The Centre for Shakespeare Studies at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia, and the Rustaveli National Theatre, will host a three-day interdisciplinary international conference dedicated to the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death (1564-1616).
The conference will explore how Shakespeare’s work influenced and inspired other works in literature, art, and music. The event hopes to unite academics, teachers, students, theatre
practitioners, and critics, in a series of presentations, roundtable discussions, and performances.
Participants from a range of disciplines – English, Drama, Education, Music, Modern Languages, Classics, History, Art and Film are encouraged to participate.
The Conference will be held at Tbilisi State University, Georgia on 22-24 September, 2016.
We propose discussion of the following broad themes:
• Shakespeare’s influence on literature
• Shakespeare on stage and in movies
• Shakespearean criticism
• Shakespeare in other countries (translations, research, staging, and filming)
• Shakespeare in Georgia
• Shakespeare and tradition
• Teaching Shakespeare
Conference proposals, including a short abstract (250 words) and a short CV, should be submitted by:
30 May, 2016, to:
manana.gelashvili@tsu.ge
david.maziashvili@tsu.ge
Registration fee of 70 Euros, which is to be paid on arrival, includes lunch on Conference days, a farewell dinner, and an excursion to Mtskheta, the ancient capital of Georgia.
MARTINA NICOLLS is the author of:-
The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends
(2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan
Curse (2009).
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