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13 May, 3 tweets, 3 min read

What does it mean to read Shakespeare through an anti-racist lens?

As part of our commitment to decolonising the plays of Shakespeare, we're running free Anti-racist Shakespeare webinars alongside our summer plays (thanks to the support of Cambridge University Press!) #ShakeRace

We're striving to remove the barriers that still exclude people from Shakespeare: our Anti-racist Shakespeare webinars are both free and online, and will attempt to show how Shakespeare's society, his language and his theatres are preoccupied with race and racism. #ShakeRace

@ProfFarahKC

Our very own @ProfFarahKC and guests @AldoBillingslea & @vicorredera discuss language, performance history and culture in our first Anti-racist Shakespeare webinar on #AMidsummerNightsDream.

Register for free to join us next Thurs 20 May, 6pm. #ShakeRace

bit.ly/AntiRacistDream

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