{"id":96656,"date":"2023-01-20T07:15:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T07:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/?post_type=mec-events&p=96656"},"modified":"2023-01-20T08:20:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T08:20:57","slug":"shakespeare-today-across-time-across-disciplines","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/jungian.directory\/fcxfougk\/jungian-events\/shakespeare-today-across-time-across-disciplines\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakespeare Today: Across Time, Across Disciplines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cFriends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.\u201d
\nJulius Caesar, Act III, Scene II<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

William Shakespeare: the bard, the playwright, the poet, the actor. You probably quote him on a regular basis without even knowing it. Celestial bodies are named after some characters in his plays. His name has become a brand for bookstores, coffee shops, toys, and cigars, and has even been dubbed by literary scholar Doug Lanier as \u201cthe Coca-Cola of canonical culture.\u201d How relevant is Shakespeare today? And how far has the playwright\u2019s ingenuity resonated across generations and disciplines? The enduring popularity and influence of Shakespeare is a clear testimony to his relevance and contributions to the English language, the arts, and even people\u2019s behaviour. Shakespeare still has a significant presence in contemporary culture, ad is ever-present within fields of art across all genres and disciplines. Looking at the impact of Shakespeare, we see that he has greatly contributed to shaping society in various ways while inspiring a new generation of contemporary artists and filmmakers!<\/p>\n

From coining thousands of words in English, to new concepts, grammatical structures, and phrases, Shakespeare had shaped the language we still use everyday (\u201call\u2019s well that ends well\u201d). He offered timeless themes, and his plays live on again and constantly evolve and remake themselves through modern adaptations in art, theatre, film, and literature, not only because of his fame, but also because of the universality of his themes and characterization.<\/p>\n

The conference invites academics, creatives, practitioners, and postgraduate students to look at different interdisciplinary approaches to Shakespeare and the arts and to explore Shakespearean influences in today\u2019s cultural scene. We will look at the interstices between Shakespearean texts and contemporary performances, artwork, literary pieces, music, film, and the ways in which these interact with history, politics and culture.<\/p>\n

We welcome 15-minute presentations on topics including (but not limited to):<\/p>\n