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Sujata Iyengar deposited From War Crimes to ‘Truce Thinking’ in Shakespeare’s Henry V in the group Adaptation Studies on Commons 3 years ago

Shakespeare’s Henry V (1600) concludes with a treaty between England and France, enabled through the marriage of King Henry and Princess Katherine, the compromises of France and Burgundy, Queen Isabella’s advocacy and even Henry’s own willingness to let his delegates speak on his behalf. Although the final scene dramatizes the historical treat…[Read more]
Sujata Iyengar deposited Damage or Pleasure? Teaching Shakespeare as a British Indian in the US in the group Adaptation Studies on Commons 3 years ago

Text of a talk delivered remotely to Seshadripuram Evening Degree College to commemorate their Golden Jubilee in July 2022. Not peer-reviewed. Discusses, in memoiristic fashion, Tripthi Pillai’s coinage “Shakespeare Damage” — the initial encounter of many minoritized or colonized subjects (including LGBTQ+ persons) with Shakespeare– and…[Read more]
Thomas Leitch posted an update in the group Adaptation Studies on MLA Commons 5 years, 3 months ago

Welcome, Joyce! It’s great to have you aboard. Even though 2020 seems likely to add Most Unlikely Year for Adaptation Studies to Expand to its many other distinctions, I hope that the new energy and focus you bring to the area will make us all stronger. I look forward to meeting you wherever and whenever the fates allow.

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