'Such a Transformation!' Shakespeare Re-made, Sulayman Al-Bassam's Richard III, an Arab Tragedy
With Professor Yusur Wajih Al-Madani
Friday, November 3
4:30 PM in the Center for British and Irish Studies (Norlin M549)
2017 George Norlin Award Recipient Professor Yusur Al-Madani: 'Such a Transformation!' Shakespeare Re-made, Sulayman Al-Bassam's Richard III, an Arab Tragedy
For more than three decades, Professor Yusur Wajih Al-Madani of Kuwait University has made extraordinary progress for students in her country. But first, she gleaned inspiration in Boulder. Al-Madani came to Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØin the late 1970s and was the first Kuwaiti to earn a PhD in English literature with an American emphasis.
Working from the premise developed by theorists and critics that the meaning of a text is not bound to its authorial intent or its unique historical context, but rather to the context of its reception, Professor Al-Madani will present a reading of The Arab Shakespeare Trilogy: The Al-Hamlet Summit; Richard III, An Arab Tragedy; The Speaker's Progress, written by Kuwaiti playwright and director, Sulayman Al-Bassam. Professor Al-Madani argues for a new perspective for understanding adaptations.
Co-sponsored by the CWCTP and The Department of English. See here for more information on the event.
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