How our perception of Shakespeare's plays can be changed when viewed in an alternative context.

Shakespeare: A critical analysis - for iPod/iPhone

Shakespeare and colonialism

Why has Shakespeare become such a cultural hero?

Shakespeare: A cultural icon

How Shakespeare has influenced contemporary popular culture.

Shakespeare and popular culture

How we use our personal influences and theoretical positions to inform our reading of Shakespeare.

Shakespeare: A critical analysis

A discussion debating these two different methods of analysing Shakespeare's work.

New historicism and cultural materialism

Were Shakespeare's women denied the right to choose their own lovers?

Midsummer Nights Dream: Love and Feminism

Different themes often examined such as relationships and femenism and how they're explored within Shakespeare's texts.

Gender and gender relations in Shakespeare's plays

The importance of a performance and the impact diferent depictions of his work.

Shakespeare and performance

Audience interaction and expectation of Shakespeare's plays.

Shakespeare and audience experience

Concluding opinions assessing Shakespeare and his reputation.

Evaluating Shakespeare's work

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Is Shakespeare still relevant today? How does his work influence pop culture today? Do the themes of his plays continue to resonate with modern audiences or as a result of his legacy has he become a caricature of himself? Stephen Regan, accompanied by experts from the world Shakespeare congress examine Shakespeare ‘s work from a critical perspective, putting his plays in historical and social context as well as making a critical analysis of the broader questions of performance and audience interaction throughout history.