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Membership in the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz and in the Young Academy

21. May 2026 no comments in Research, Society

This year, two board members of the German Shakespeare Society were accepted into the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz and into the Young Academy. DSG president Sibylle Baumbach became a member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature (https://www.adwmainz.de/aktivitaeten/aktuelles/details/fuenf-neue-mitglieder-in-die-akademie-der-wissenschaften-und-der-literatur-mainz-gewaehlt.html), and the head of the Shakespeare Library at the LMU Munich, Tim Sommer, became a…

Conference on Shakespeare and visuality, to take place in Weimar, on October 7-9, 2026

8. April 2026 no comments in Conferences, Research

The research network known as the BHSN would like to invite speakers to a conference on the topic of Shakespeare and visuality, to take place in Weimar, Germany, on October 7-9, 2026. The BHSN is a research network founded by Professor Stuart Sillars in Bergen in 2006, arranging yearly conferences ever since. Their website contains…

Shakespeare und Goethe

9. March 2026 no comments in Conferences, Events

Shakespeare and Goethe: Anthropological Juxtapositions within European Modernity Date: 16 March 2026 – 17 March 2026 Location: Südliches Schlossrondell 23 80638 München Download: conference programme Infos and registration for “Shakespeare and Goethe – Anthropological Juxtapositions within European Modernity” here (PDF, 9,307 KB)

Project Funding and School Prize of the German Shakespeare Society

9. February 2026 no comments in School, Society

Project Funding and School Prize of the German Shakespeare Society The German Shakespeare Society funds outstanding projects, initiatives, and teaching formats that convey Shakespeare’s works, person, and era in innovative ways. The call for proposals should motivate learners and teachers to explore creative and contemporary approaches to engaging with Shakespeare’s texts, themes, and characters. Applications…

Shakespeare Study Day, 26 February, Leipzig

9. February 2026 no comments in Research, Society

Shakespeare Study Day, 26 February 2026, Leipzig The German Shakespeare Society regularly provides impulses to spark the interest of students in the study of Shakespeare. This is why the Shakespeare Study Day, funded by the German Shakespeare Society, usually takes place once a year at a German university. The next study day will take place…

Spring Conference “Shakespeare and Truth”

9. February 2026 no comments in Conferences, Events, Society

Spring Conference “Shakespeare and Truth” 24 – 26 April 2026 in Bochum The next conference on “Shakespeare and Truth” will take place from April 24 to 26, 2026, in Bochum. Prof. Dr. Julian Nida-Rümelin (LMU Munich) will be giving the opening lecture. We are also looking forward to plenary lectures by Prof. Kevin Curran (University of Lausanne),…

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