There will be a lecture (in English) on Shakespeare’S Italy and its African connections at the Italian Institute of Culture on Wednesday 20th June 2012 at 7.00pm. Free entry. The lecture will be given by Prof. Shaul Bassi of the Ca’Foscari University of Venice.
ABOUT THE LECTURE
Many works by Shakespeare are set in Italy. Some people have fantasized about his journey to the peninsula, in the cities of Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Shylock, Kate and Petruchio, Julius Caesar and Coriolanus. This talk will present an overview of Shakespeare's Italy, with special emphasis on its lesser known African connections.
ABOUT PROFESSOR SHAUL BASSI
Prof. Shaul Bassi is associate professor of English language and literature. He graduated from the University of Venice, studied at Berkeley and Liverpool, and earned his Ph.D. from the Universities of Pisa and Florence. He was assistant professor of English at Ca'Foscari (2000-2007). His research, teaching and publications are divided between Shakespeare, postcolonial theory and literature (with a focus on India) and Jewish studies. He has lectured at several Italian and international universities (London, Munich,Valencia, Berkeley, Toronto, Atlanta, New York, Praga); he has taught at Wake Forest University-Venice, Venice International University, Harvard-Ca'Foscari summer school and has been visiting professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is the director of the international literary festival Crossings of Civilizations (www.incrocidicivilta.org). He is the delegate of Ca'Foscari President for Cooperation and Development.
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