Please join the Renaissance Workshop Thursday, May 31 for a critical pedagogy discussion on race and the canon with Ayanna Thompson (Professor of English at George Washington University and President of the Shakespeare Association of America). This event will take place in Wieboldt 103 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. Please note the unusual day and time.

Professor Thompson specializes in Renaissance drama and issues of race in/as performance. She is the author of several books, including Performing Race and Torture on the Early Modern Stage (Routledge, 2008), Passing Strange: Shakespeare, Race, and Contemporary America (OUP, 2011), and Teaching Shakespeare with Purpose: A Student Centred Approach (Arden Bloomsbury, 2016).

This event will provide the opportunity to discuss how we can teach the canon while fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion. For anyone in historical fields, it’s also the occasion to think about how we teach the early periods without neglecting race, ethnicity, and other expressions of difference often effaced by history. Whatever your field, we hope you’ll join us!

This project is funded by the Vice Provost for Academic Leadership, Advancement and Diversity, and we thank the Chicago Center for Teaching for its support. This event is also co-sponsored by the English Department, the Franke Institute for the Humanities, and the Nicholson Center for British Studies.