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Stuart Hall, Multi-Cultural Scholar, Dies at 82

Stuart Hall, Multi-Cultural Scholar, Dies at 82

Stuart Hall was an important scholar who contributed to the movement for New Historicism which is so important in the world of Shakespeare studies. NY Times Feb 17, 2014 by William Yardley Stuart Hall, a pioneering Jamaican-born British academic who argued that culture is in fact multicultural — not high or low, good or bad, or black or white, but […]

February 19, 2014 · 0 comments · Teachers
Shakespeare’s last house: Archaeologists reveal more

Shakespeare’s last house: Archaeologists reveal more

At The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford on Avon, England: Read full story at BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-25484161

February 18, 2014 · 0 comments · Global, Teachers
Two New Shakespeare Portraits Found

Two New Shakespeare Portraits Found

German researcher discusses two new portaits: “I subjected the images to fundamental tests of identity and authenticity, and these revealed that we are dealing with true-to-life portraits of Shakespeare, one from his youth, the second from his old age,” Hammerschmidt-Hummel told Discovery News. Read full article on Discovery.com: http://news.discovery.com/history/art-history/two-new-portraits-of-shakespeare-found-140212.htm

February 18, 2014 · 0 comments · Global, Teachers