The Shakespeare Summer School was first held in 1994. This programme has met with great interest over the years, and the eminent Shakespearean scholars on its lists attract admirers of Shakespeare from around the world. Cambridge has a reputation for radical and innovative Shakespeare scholarship and interpretation, and many prominent actors and directors have studied here.
The Shakespeare Summer School offers you exposure to the latest developments in Shakespeare studies.The academic programme• Plenary course RS0: Matters of Life and Death • Four special subject courses (two for each week) • Evening lectures Plenary lecturesAll participants attend the plenary lectures course RS0 each teaching day. This programme of lectures on Interpreting Shakespeare offers a unique opportunity to learn with recognised experts from this University and beyond.It is important to note that the benefit of this series of lectures lies in its diversity of critical and historical approaches and its cumulative force. You will be able to build up a considerable understanding of different areas of scholarship and issues raised in the lecture course will inform the special subject classes you are attending.
Special subject coursesThe core of your programme will be your chosen special subject courses, led by members of the University's Faculty of English and visiting academics. You may wish to attend courses which most obviously complement one another or to make a selection which covers the broadest range of Shakespearean study possible.You will be expected to have done substantial preparatory reading before you arrive in Cambridge. It cannot be emphasised too strongly that the benefit to be derived from the classes is directly proportional to the amount of preliminary reading which has been done.Evening sessionsA varied programme of evening talks will extend the topics for debate and discussion.
Period
07-08-2011 - 20-08-2011 (2 weeks)
Target group
The Shakespeare Summer School is intended primarily for those who are currently undergraduate or graduate students, college or university teachers and Shakespeare enthusiasts.
Course aim
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Credits
0.0 ECTS creditsThe University of Cambridge does not use a credit system for the awarding of its internal degrees, and cannot award credit directly for its International Summer School Programmes. Students wishing to obtain credit as a result of our evaluation should consult their own institutions in advance about the acceptability of the Summer School evaluation for credit purposes.
Course fee
GBP 935Tuition fee only
Course leader
Catherine Alexander
University of Cambridge
Address: Madingley Rise Madingley Road
Postal code: CB3 0TX
City: Cambridge
Country: Great Britain
Website: http://www.cont-ed.cam.ac.uk/intsummer/
E-mail: intenq@cont-ed.cam.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 1223 760850
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