Shakespeare Gesellschaft
At the members’ conference of the German Shakespeare Society, the members elected a new executive board. Prof. Dr. Claudia Olk and Karl-Matthias Klause did no longer stand for office; the executive board expresses their gratitude for their long engagement in this committee. The newly elected board members are Dr. Marlene Dirschauer, Universität Hamburg, and Dr.…
Shakespeare and Visuality, Weimar on October 7-9, 2026 The Bergen-Hamar Shakespeare Network (BHSN) would like to invite speakers to a conference on the topic of Shakespeare and visuality, to take place in Weimar on October 7-9, 2026. The BHSN is a research network founded by Professor Stuart Sillars in Bergen in 2006, arranging yearly conferences…
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…
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 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 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…