Between 16 and 18 May a number of events are being organised at the University of Malta to mark the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Put together in a collaborative effort by the Department of English (Faculty of Arts), the British Council (Malta), the Department of Theatre Studies (School of Performing Arts) and the University’s Humanities, Medicine, and Sciences Programme (HUMS), they feature the participation of two distinguished visiting speakers – Prof. Michael Dobson (Chair of the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham) and Prof. Nicola Watson (Open University) – as well as twelve academics from across the University of Malta, all coming together to celebrate the richness and diversity of Shakespeare’s art.
Academic staff, students and members of the general public are warmly invited to attend. Entrance is free, but note that the event of 18 May requires reservation: please send an email to conferences@um.edu.mt to book your seat for that day.
Monday 16 May at 18:30 at the Faculty of Arts Library
'Shakespeare's walking stick: Or, what the Victorians made of the Bard'
by Prof. Nicola Watson (The Open University)
by Prof. Nicola Watson (The Open University)
Organised in collaboration between the Department of English (Faculty of Arts) and the British Council (Malta)
Tuesday 17 May at 18:00 at the University of Malta, Valletta Campus
'Shakespeare 400, Shylock 400'
by Prof. Michael Dobson (Chair, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham)
by Prof. Michael Dobson (Chair, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham)
organised in collaboration between the Department of English (Faculty of Arts) and the British Council (Malta)
Wednesday 18 May at 19:00 at the University of Malta, Valletta Campus
'Please you, draw near': Celebrating Shakespeare, I
organised in collaboration between the Department of English (Faculty of Arts), the Department of Theatre Studies (School of Performing Arts), and HUMS (Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery).
Speakers:
Prof. Joseph Cacciottolo, Prof. Ivan Callus, Dr Petra Caruana Dingli, Dr Maria Frendo, Prof. Joe Friggieri, Prof. Oliver Friggieri and Mr Mario Micallef, Dr Marco Galea, Prof. Victor Grech, Prof. Daniel Massa, Prof. Clare Vassallo, Prof. Peter Vassallo, Dr Paul Xuereb.
Further events are taking place later this year to mark the Shakespeare Anniversary (announcements will be issued at a later stage). The support of the British Council (Malta) is gratefully acknowledged, and thanks go also to the Department of English Students Association (DESA) and the University Students of Performing Arts (USPA), for their help in organising these and other events during this Shakespeare anniversary year.
