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New Swan Shakespeare Festival: Noontime Seminars with Professor Julia Lupton

The UCI Libraries present

Noontime Seminars at Langson Library

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 12pm
Romeo and Juliet

Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 12pm
Twelfth Night

Description:

Guests will explore Shakespeare's dramatic poetry, view early printings of Shakespeare's play, and tour the New Swan Theatre. This event is co-sponsored by the Libraries, UCI's School of Humanities and the New Swan Shakespeare Festival.

Presenter:

Julia Lupton, UCI Professor of English and Comparative Literature

Julia Reinhard Lupton is an esteemed Shakespearean scholar. She was named a Chancellor's Fellow at UCI in 2007 for her contributions to Shakespeare studies. In 2014, she was elected Trustee of the Shakespeare Association of America. Recent scholarly books include Thinking with Shakespeare: Essays on Politics and Life and Citizen-Saints: Shakespeare and Political Theology. Lastly, she is a 2013-14 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient to support her current book project, "Shakespeare Dwelling: Habitation, Hospitality, Design."

Location:

Langson Library, Caroline A. Laudati Conference Room 570. For a map and directions go to:
www.uci.edu/campusmap. Self parking ($2/hr) in the Student Center Parking Stucture. 

Registration:
Free and open to the public. Space is limited. To reserve a seat for the August 13 seminar, please click here. To reserve a seat for the August 20 seminar, please click here. For further information please call Library Development at 949.824.4651 or email partners@uci.edu. Sorry, no food or drink allowed.