Tag Archives: The Merchant of Venice

Shakespeare and Hegel (Kingston Shakespeare at the Temple), Apr 1

Posted on March 5, 2017 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

10.00: Jennifer Bates (Duquesne University): ‘Hegel and Shakespeare on the Measure for Measure: The Hangman’s Mystery’ 11.00: Coffee 11.30: Simon Haines (Chinese University of Hong Kong): ‘Hegel and The Merchant of Venice’ 12.15: Joe Moshenska (University of Cambridge): ‘King Lear … Continue reading →

Posted in KiSS, News | Tagged art, David Garrick, Erik Roraback, Ewan Fernie, G.W.F Hegel, Garrick's Temple, Howard Caygill, Jennifer Ann Bates, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, Paul Kottman, Simon Haines, spirit, The Merchant of Venice | 3 Comments

Closing Remarks to KiSSiT State of Exception

Posted on January 1, 2016 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

Watch Richard Wilson’s closing remarks to the KiSSiT: Shakespeare and the State of Exception conference, held at the Rose Theatre, Kingston on December 19, 2015. In summing up the day, Richard discusses the space of the conference, sovereignty and democracy, … Continue reading →

Posted in KiSSiT, Shakespeare and the State of Exception | Tagged blacking, Carl Schmitt, catholicism, democracy, Edward Gordon Craig, Francois Mitterand, Jacques Derrida, Jesuits, King John, King Lear, KiSSiT, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, Richard Wilson, self-identity, Sovereignty, State of Exception, Tempest, terror, The Merchant of Venice | 1 Comment

Introduction to Shakespeare and the State of Exception

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Paul Hamilton

The topic of our conference is the “state of exception”. The concept was originated by Carl Schmitt in his book Political Theology (1922) and recently revisited in the important philosophical work by Giorgio Agamben entitled, State of Exception … Continue reading →

Posted in KiSSiT, Shakespeare and the State of Exception, Thinking through Shakespeare | Tagged Carl Schmitt, Ernst Kantorowicz, Giorgio Agamben, Jacques Derrida, Julia Reinhard Lupton, King John, Measure for Measure, Paul Hamilton, Richard Wilson, Shakespeare, State of Exception, The Merchant of Venice, The Rose Theatre | 3 Comments

KiSSiT Shakespeare and State of Exception -programme

Posted on December 10, 2015 by kingstonshakespeareseminar

KiSSiT: Shakespeare and the State of Exception One-day conference at The Rose Theatre, Kingston on December 19, 2015. Free and open to all. 9.00 – 9.30 Welcome and Opening Remarks by Paul Hamilton in the Gallery 9.30 Session 1: The Exceptional … Continue reading →