On February 1, 2024 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Shakespeare, race, and Black history.
EXPLORE conversations around Shakespeare and race
- Books on Shakespeare and race for Black History Month
- Critical Race Conversations: Reading, Writing, and Teaching Black Life and Anti-Black Violence in the Early Modern World
- Excerpt: ‘Julius Caesar and Me: Exploring Shakespeare’s African Play’
LISTEN to related podcast episodes
- Episode 19: Shakespeare in Black and White
- Episode 20: African Americans and Shakespeare
- Episode 48: Shakespeare and Africa
- Episode 155: Black Lives Matter in Titus Andronicus
- Episode 155: Ian Smith on Black Shakespeare
- Episode 183: Black Women Shakespeareans, 1821 – 1960, with Joyce Green MacDonald
LEARN more about related collection items and research
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
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Folger Book Club:
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
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Folger Book Club: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
An "eco-thriller" that asks questions about morality and ambition, drawing on themes and relationships from Macbeth.
Thu, Aug 1, 2024, 6:30pm
Youth Poetry Workshop
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Youth Poetry Workshop
Join us for a free morning of crafts, poetry, and music.
Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Dance Theatre Workshop
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Dance Theatre Workshop
In this free hip-hop theater arts experience, Paige Hernandez presents excerpts from her original work based on her experience as a performer with African American and Latina roots.
Sat, Aug 17, 2024
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