Monday, September 13, 2010

Shakespeare: Sources and Adaptation

Shakespeare: Sources and Adaptation
The University of Cambridge
9th-11th September 2011
Currently in association with the Association of Adaptation Studies and the Cambridge Marlowe Society
Proposals for academic papers and practical and educational workshops are invited on various aspects on the topic on Shakespeare: Sources and Adaptation to include:
• Beyond Shakespeare Adaptation
• Shakespeare for children and young people
• Shakespeare’s Classical sources
• Shakespeare’s Historical sources
• Shakespeare in Art
• Shakespeare in Music
• Shakespeare on film and television
• Foreign language adaptations of Shakespeare
• Shakespeare’s influence on contemporary playwrights
• Shakespeare in 20th and 21st century fiction
The conference is aimed at academics, theatre and film practitioners and teachers with some exciting speakers and sessions confirmed, including Carol Ann Duffy, Michael Rosen, Professor Helen Cooper, RSC new writing department and Theatre Royal Bury.
Proposals for academic papers should be sent to Gabriel Egan,
mail@gabrielegan.com by 1st December, 2010.
Proposals for practical workshops should be sent to Abigail Rokison,
ar363@cam.ac.uk
Proposals for educational workshops should be sent to James Stredder, james.stredder@btinternet.com