Sarah Bolwell, a Kent, Paris MA student in History and Philosophy of Art , has been chosen by the British Council in Paris to moderate a discussion of Shakespeare by academic specialists. The event, ‘Brave New World? Shakespeare 400 Years On’ marks the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death. The participants in the conference, on Monday 21 March at the British Council premises in rue Constantine, are Dr Deana Rankin (Royal Holloway), Dr Preti Taneja (Queen Mary) and Professor Wes Williams (University of Oxford).
Sarah Bolwell is editor of The Menteur, a literary magazine edited and produced in Paris by the University of Kent’s Humanities MA students.
The University of Kent, Paris, in partnership with Columbia Global Centers (Columbia University) is marking the Shakespeare quatercentenary with two open lectures at its Paris campus. On Tuesday 3 June at 6.30pm David Ellis (Professor Emeritus, University of Kent), will speak on Shakespeare’s biography. On Wednesday 11 June at 6.30pm Professor Karen Newman (Brown University) will speak on ‘Shakespeare Celebrated: Souvenirs du Théâtre Anglais à Paris’. Both events are at Reid Hall, 4 rue de Chevreuse, Paris 75006.