[English] For Shakespeare aficionados

[brennanhayes]

The Shakespeare aficionados amongst you may be interested in this
Shakespeare colloquium being organised by Terry Collits at La Trobe
University on Sunday 23 July.


LA TROBE INSTITUTE FOR INDIAN AND SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES (LIISA) IN
COLLABORATION WITH CHISHOLM COLLEGE AND THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL
SCIENCES Presents

An Intercontinental Shakespeare Colloquium : Sunday 23 July 10am ­ 6pm at
The Institute for Advanced Studies (Melways: 573 2F)
 
>From India 

*Professor Shormishtha Panja (Department of English, Delhi University)
*Professor Supriya Chaudhuri (Department of English, Jadavpur University,
Calcutta)
*Professor Sukanta Chaudhuri (Department of English, Jadavpur University,
Calcutta)

>From Australia

*Ms Carol Merli (English Program, La Trobe University)
*Dr Marion Campbell (Department of English, The University of Melbourne)
*Mr Terry Collits (Head, Chisholm College, La Trobe University)

Following the six papers on a range of Shakespearean subjects that will
consider the current presence of Shakespeare in the academy and on the stage
in India and Australia as well as discussing in detail a wide range of
Shakespeare¹s plays, a final general session will be chaired by Dr Leela
Gandhi of the La Trobe English Program. There will be ample opportunity for
discussion involving all in attendance.
 
Lunch will be provided. RSVP for catering purposes: please contact Jannene
Graham at Chisholm College by Thursday 20 July: 94792899, or
J.Graham at latrobe.edu.au
 
(Please arrive from 9.30 for a prompt 10 am start)
 
PROGRAM

10-10.45: ³Shakespeare in Australian Cultural Contexts: A Midsummer Night¹s
Dream² (Dr Marion Campbell, Department of English, The University of
Melbourne)

10.45-11.30:  ³The Merchant(s) of Venice² (Professor Sukanta Chaudhuri,
Department of English, Jadavpur University, Calcutta))
 
11.30-12.15:  ³Of Monsters and Men: Race and Identity in Othello (Ms Carol
Merli, English Program, La Trobe University)
 
12.30-1.30: LUNCH
 
1.30-2.15: ³Shakespeare¹s Theatre of Cruelty²: King Lear and the
Twentieth-Century Theatrical Revolution² (Mr Terry Collits, Head, Chisholm
College, La Trobe University)
 
2.15-3.00: ³Cliffs of the mind² (Professor Supriya Chaudhuri, Department of
English, Jadavpur University, Calcutta)
 
3-3.45:  ³Shakespeare on the Indian Stage² (Professor Shormishtha Panja
Head, Department of English, Delhi University)
 
4.00-5.00: General Discussion led by Dr Leela Gandhi (English Program, La
Trobe University)
 
5.00-6.00: DRINKS


And those of you who remember Paul Sherman's wonderful performance workshop
A Candle for Lady Macbeth  presented at VATE's first Shakespeare mini
conference and again at the Federation Conference might recognise Paul as
Falstaff on page 4 of Monday 17 July's Australian at the opening of the
International Shakespeare Conference in Brisbane

Terry Hayes