On August 1, 2024 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Macbeth, Shakespeare, and the envirnoment.
LISTEN to related podcast episodes
- Episode 217: Shakespeare and the Ocean, with Steve Mentz
- Episode 233: Shakespeare and the Environment, with Todd Andrew Borlik
- Our August Book Club presenter
LEARN about Shakespeare and the environment
EXPLORE past Folger programs about the environment
- An Art That Nature Makes (2016)
- Ghost Fishing: Eco-Justice Poetry: Melissa Tuckey and Brenda Cárdenas (2018)
READ Shakespeare’s play that provided inspiration for the novel
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Introducing Shakespeare: Minimal Context, Maximum Content
Introducing Shakespeare: Minimal Context, Maximum Content
This professional development session for teachers focuses on strategies to help students enter Shakespeare’s plays through action, choice, and shared meaning-making from the very first moments of a unit.
Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 8pm ET
On View: Dominick Porras
On View: Dominick Porras
In this small solo exhibition, artist Dominick Porras pairs research with his own linguistic and cultural knowledge of the Coahuiltecan peoples to complicate ideas of contact, survival, and transformation.
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 – Sun, Feb 15, 2026
Virtual Folger Salon with Margherita Malerba and Hassana Moosa
Virtual Folger Salon with Margherita Malerba and Hassana Moosa
Learn about research happening at the Folger in real time! Each month, Folger Institute scholar and artist fellows will share their most exciting finds and thought-provoking challenges, followed by casual open conversation.
Thu, Jan 15, 2026, at 12pm
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