Date/Time
Date(s) - 22 Oct 2011
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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Othello is the subject of Fairleigh Dickinson University’s 19 annual Shakespeare Colloquium, which will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2011, from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in Madison, New Jersey. The colloquium is free and open to the public. All New Jersey teachers who participate are eligible for Professional Development Credits.
Speakers will be Allison Deutermann of Baruch College, CUNY; Ian Smith of Lafayette College; Jeffery Alan Triggs of Rutgers University; and Eric Johnson-DeBaufre of Drew University.
Allison Deutermann will discuss the significance of the character Iago’s refusal to confess at the end of the play. Ian Smith’s presentation, “Race, Comedy, and Othello” will examine the role of racism in creating social harmony for an exclusive majority in the play. Eric Johnson-DeBaufre will link the issues of male friendship and shared expression as they appear in Othello. The colloquium will conclude with Jeffery Alan Trigg’s comparison of Shakespeare’s play with Arrigo Boito’s libretto for Giuseppe Verdi’s 19th century opera Otello.
The colloquium is supported by Fairleigh Dickinson University, The Columbia University Seminars office, and individual donations. Organizer and project director for the colloquiums is Dr. Harry Keyishian, Professor Emeritus of English. For further information, please call 973-443-8711 or email Dr. Harry Keyishian at [email protected]. Fairleigh Dickinson University is located at 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940.