On May 2, 2024 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of The East Indian by Brinda Charry. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and America’s early colonization.
READ the Shakespeare play referenced throughout novel
EXPLORE the play’s connection to trade and early globilization
- ‘In the spiced Indian air’: Trading coin and cloth in the empire of the Great Mughal
- Shakespeare’s Asia: Ships, spices, and porcelain
- written by Su Fang Ng, May’s guest speaker
- “More strange than true”: Finding America among the fairies
LISTEN to podcast episodes related to colonial history and impact
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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