Shakespeare and popular culture

Shakespeare and popular culture

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Shakespeare: A cultural icon

Why has Shakespeare become such a cultural hero? 

Shakespeare: A critical analysis

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

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Shakespeare as inspiration
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Matthew Sweet is joined by Professor Preti Taneja – author of a novel We That Are Young which sets the King Lear in Delhi, by Dr Iain Robert Smith who studies films from around the world, and by Andrew Dickson, journalist and author of Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespear ...  Show more

Shakespeare and the future
The Verb

Ian McMillan celebrates what Shakespeare can tell future generations - about animals, sound, performance and language. With actor Paterson Joseph, grime poet and writer Debris Stevenson, Verb regular Kate Fox and Prof Todd Borlick from the University of Huddersfield.