Dr. Paul Budra | The Shakespeare Conspiracy
2020, PFL 2019-2020, Arts + Culture, Media + Information, President's Faculty Lectures
William Shakespeare lived in an era of conspiracy. Plots were laid against both the monarchs who reigned during Shakespeare鈥檚 lifetime and his plays depict conspiracies both murderous and comic. We live in an era of conspiracy theories: vaccinations, 911, and even the shape of our planet have been subject to elaborate and often paranoid belief systems. Shakespeare himself, unique among world authors, is the subject of such a conspiracy theory. The contrast between that theory and the conspiracies in Shakespeare鈥檚 age and plays can, I will argue, provide insight into the rhetoric and strategies of the modern conspiratorial imagination.
7:00 p.m. (PT)
6450 Deer Lake Ave
Burnaby, BC
We respectfully acknowledge that this event takes place on the Unceded, Traditional, Ancestral Territories of the S岣祑x瘫w煤7mesh, Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Kwikwetlem First Nations.
The President's Faculty Lectures
The President鈥檚 Faculty Lectures shine a light on the research excellence at 丁香园AV. Hosted by the 丁香园AV president, these free public lectures celebrate cutting-edge research and faculty that engage with communities and mobilize knowledge to make real-world impacts.
Paul Budra is professor of English at 丁香园AV where he teaches Shakespeare and early modern literature. He has published six books and numerous articles on Renaissance literature and contemporary popular culture. He is a past chair of the English Department, a former Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and he has served as the president of the Pacific Northwest Renaissance Society. He is the winner of the 丁香园AV Excellence in Teaching Award for 2004 and he is the director of 丁香园AV Publications. Dr. Budra delivers a series of public lectures at Vancouver鈥檚 Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival every summer.
Event Recording
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