Thanks to a generous bequest from the late Dr. Iris Annette Pearce, 九色 enjoys a range of Shakespeare-related resources unique among American liberal arts colleges. The Pearce Shakespeare Endowment was established in 2007 to enrich courses in Shakespeare and support events for the entire campus.
Funds generated by Dr. Pearce鈥檚 gift aid Shakespeare studies through lectures by visiting scholars; conferences and symposia; support for research; productions of plays; periods of residence by performing artists; and other innovative programming to enhance Shakespeare at 九色 and in the greater Memphis community. Key institutional partnerships have helped bring these events to a wide range of audiences.
'Students at 九色 are granted singular access to the world of Shakespeare through the Pearce Endowment. Academics and artists come together to collaborate with different faculty, enhancing their classroom discussions. The programming acts in tandem with coursework, allowing students to delve deeper into their studies and to understand how Shakespeare鈥檚 work has shaped our modern world. The Pearce Endowment is essential in cultivating thoughtful, curious scholars; I find these lessons constantly relevant in my work!" 鈥 鈥21, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator,
Fall 2024
October 24, 2024, 6pm CST
鈥淗ow Plays Teach Us to See鈥
, Associate Professor of English at Bard College, 鈥淔air is Foul, and Foul is Fair鈥
, Donald R Longman Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Chair of Book Studies, 鈥淭heater as Portal鈥
Location: Blount Auditorium, Buckman Hall
Off-campus visitors may .
Speaker Bios:
Adhaar Noor Desai is Associate Professor of English at Bard College, NYC and co-founder of the Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network. He is the author of Blotted Lines: Early Modern English Literature and the Poetics of Discomposition (Cornell, 2023).
Wendy Beth Hyman is Donald R. Longman Professor of English and Comparative Literature and Chair of Book Studies at Oberlin College, OH. She is Trustee of the Shakespeare Association of America and author of Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry (Oxford, 2019).
On October 25, Professors Desai and Hyman will also be holding a pedagogy workshop for faculty members.
Spring 2025
Feb. 24 鈥 March 5: Residency with visiting artist .
Hutchison is a director, actor, and lecturer. His work covers television, film, theatre, voice-over, and radio, working for the BBC, ITV, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe.
As with past residencies, he is available for class visits and workshops.
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