Again this year, the department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies of Ca' Foscari University will host a workshop series on the English Renaissance organized by professor Laure Tosi and held by various European scholars. This workshop series will cover, among others, Shakespeare in comicbooks and manga, and Shakespeare adaptations for young people.

Workshop programme on the the English Renaissance - 2015

Palazzo Cosulich, Zattere

On Monday 9 November, at 9 a.m. Aula Audio 1 Shakespeare and Politics: Macbeth, The Tempest, and King James Prof. Helen Hackett, University College London

On Tuesday 10 november, at 5.30 p.m. Aula Media Shakespeare’s London Prof. Helen Hackett, University College London

On wednesday 11 november, at 10.30 a.m. Aula Media Women in Shakespeare’s Time Prof. Helen Hackett, University College London

On Tuesday 17 november, at 10.30 a.m. Aula Audio 1 Visualizing Macbeth in Shakespeare Comicbooks and Manga Prof. Anja Muller, University of Siegen

On Tuesday 1 December, at 10.30 a.m. Aula Audio 1 Macbeth in Performance Heather Neill, Theatre Critic

On Monday 14 december, at 9.00 a.m. Aula Audio 1 Chasing Storms Across Space and Time: Two Centuries of Adaptations of The Tempest for Young People Prof. Erica Hateley, Sør-Trøndelag University College