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The Deutsche Shakespeare-Gesellschaft (German Shakespeare Society) was founded in 1864. It is one of the oldest literary associations in Europe, if not the world, and has about 2,000 members. It promotes the investigation with William Shakespeare’s works, particularly in the German-speaking countries. In doing so, it co-operates closely with scholars, teachers and artists.


Shakespeare Seminar 2025

CFP SHAKESPEARE-SEMINAR 2025: SHAKESPEARE AND POPULAR CULTURES Our seminar will address this issue with a panel of six papers during the annual conference of the German Shakespeare Association, Shakespeare-Tage, which will take place from 25–27 April 2025 in Weimar, Germany. As critical input for the discussion, we invite papers of no more than 15 minutes…

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Shakespeare Seminar 2024

The Shakespeare Seminar will take place during the annual conference of the German Shakespeare Association, Shakespeare-Tage,  from 19–21 April 2024 in Bochum, Germany. Call for Papers.

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