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Shakespeare in Europe

Conference

Shakespeare in European Culture

14-18 November, 2001
University of Basel

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programme - organisation - contact
the city - the university
travel - prices - accommodation - the climate
hotel registration - conference registration

abstracts and papers - pictures - reviews

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programme

In 1984 five quality newspapers in five European countries - Lire, El Pais, La Stampa, Die Zeit, and The Times - made the playful experiment of establishing a European Literary Community. They asked their readers for the names of the most important European writers. The results were clear: the French, the Spanish, the Italians and the Germans chose Shakespeare. Only the British preferred Dante - the rules of the poll barred the naming of writers from one's own country.

Shakespeare's importance for European culture is also documented by his influence, since the late eighteenth century, on national literatures, by the many translations and adaptations made, by the frequency of Shakespeare productions on the European stage, and by how Shakespeare has become an icon for poetic genius.

Previous conferences have taken place in Sofia (Bulgaria) and Murcia (Spain).

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organisation

We expect the conference to bring together about 70 - 80 scholars.

The
programme will include lectures, short papers, five seminars (to which conference participants are invited to contribute), and, we hope, a Shakespeare production at the local theatre, and a guided tour of the Basel art gallery (Kunstmuseum) or of one of the best galleries of modern art in the world (Fondation Beyeler).
Among the plenary speakers and seminar leaders scheduled are:
Clara Calvo, Peter Dávidházi, Michael Dobson, Marta Gibinska, Werner Habicht, Ton Hoenselaars, Peter Holland, Dennis Kennedy, François Laroque, Ruth Freifrau von Ledebur, Manfred Pfister, Angel-Luis Pujante, Alessandro Serpieri, Alexander Shurbanov, Boika Sokolova, Michèle Willems.
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programme )
As part of the conference we are also trying to bring together representatives of various international Shakespeare projects in Europe for an exchange of notes (and views).

The five seminars will focus on the following areas:

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Performance

(chair: Dennis Kennedy)

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Criticism

(chair: Marta Gibinska)

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Translation

(chair: Angel-Luis Pujante)

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Education

(chair: Boika Sokolova)

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Iconicity

(chair: Ton Hoenselaars)

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Our registration office will be open on Wed. 14.11.01 from 14.00 - 15.30
Grosser Hörsaal, Nadelberg 6, Parterre (ground floor)

Last session: Saturday, 17.11.01, 18.00; followed by conference dinner.

go to: programme

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The local organisation is in the hands of the
Sh:in:E (Shakespeare in Europe) project (http://www.unibas.ch/shine).

Steering committee of the Shakespeare in European Culture network:
Balz Engler (Basel), Marta Gibinska (Cracow), Mick Hattaway (Sheffield), Ton Hoenselaars (Utrecht), Angel-Luis Pujante (Murcia), Alexander Shurbanov (Sofia).

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contact

Shakespeare in European Culture
Department of English
University of Basel
Nadelberg 6
CH-4058 Basel
Switzerland

Fax 0041 61 267 2780,
or e-mail to:
Ruth.Zuellig@unibas.ch.

for
registration see below

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the city

Basel is a city with a medieval centre and a specific flair for modern architecture.
town centre: http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/SHW_E.HTM,
virtual city tour: http://www.vtour.ch/


Basel has a lot to offer:
great museums , a lovely zoo and one of the best theatres in the German-speaking world.

For more information see also:
http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/INHALT_E.HTM and http://www.basel.ch


For a
map see http://www.mybasel.ch/verkehr_karte.cfm?Zoom=2000

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the university

Basel university is the oldest in Switzerland. Founded by its citizens, it opened in 1460. From its beginnings it has been a full university, today with faculties of Theology (Protestant), Law, Medicine, Philosophy, Science, and Economics.
People who taught here include Paracelsus (1493-1541), the "Lutherus medicorum", the mathematicians Jakob Bernoulli (1654-1705) and Johann Bernoulli (1667-1748), Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815-1887), the author of Myth, Religion and Mother Right, the cultural historian Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897), the philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and Karl Jaspers (1886-1969), and the theologian Karl Barth (1886-1968).

The university is located in the city centre, two minutes from the market square. Many of its departments are housed in medieval and Renaissance buildings, the
English department in a seventeenth-century palace.

The conference itself will meet in a conference centre beside the university (the building of the Basel Mission).

For a
map see http://www.mybasel.ch/verkehr_karte.cfm?Zoom=2000

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travel

Travel to Basel (Bâle - Basle - Basilea) is easy by plane, train or car.
(http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/ANR_E.HTM)

Basel is served by a major regional airport (EuroAirport Basel - Mulhouse - Freiburg), with flights to and from many European cities
(http://www.euroairport.com/pages/infos/index_infos_e.html / http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/FLUGZ_E.HTM ). Crossair has its hub here.

Basel has got three international railway stations, a German, a French, and a Swiss one (where also the trains from Italy arrive).
(http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/BAHN_E.HTM)

By car, Basel can be reached by French, German, and Swiss motorways
(http://www.baseltourismus.ch/BT_E/AUTO_E.HTM); there is a parking site next to the German railway station.

For a map see http://www.mybasel.ch/verkehr_karte.cfm?Zoom=2000
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prices

Switzerland is not cheap, but not as expensive as is commonly rumoured. We are trying to offer what we think an exceptionally good deal:
The conference fee of CHF 397.- (7.6 % VAT on 160.- incl.) also includes three lunches, suppers and coffees, a visit to the theatre, an outing, and a conference dinner (drinks must be paid individually).
Registration after April 30, 2001: CHF 435.-

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accomodation / hotel registration

We have reserved rooms in hotels within walking distance of the conference venue, in a price range between CHF 100.- and 220.- (prices include breakfast, service, VAT and other taxes).
People enrolling for the conference will receive a booking form from us which will be handled and confirmed by the local tourist office "Basel Tourismus", who take care of this part of the organisation.

Go here to print out our
hotel registration form

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climate

Basel is located in a wine-growing area. But November is November also in Basel. Temperatures are rarely below zero degrees centigrade (but may not be much above at this time of the year); snow is rare. A winter coat and an umbrella may be necessary.
Today's weather:
[http://www.mybasel.ch/aktuell_wetter.cfm]

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conference registration

The registration fee includes all lunch and evening meals, coffees, a visit to the theatre, an outing, and a conference dinner (drinks must be paid individually).
Go here to print out ou
r conference registration form.

Registration office: Wed. 14.11.01 14.00 - 15.30, Grosser Hörsaal, Nadelberg 6, Parterre (ground floor)


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programme - organisation - contact
the city - the university
travel - prices - accommodation - the climate
hotel registration - conference registration

abstracts and papers - pictures - reviews


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University of Basel, Switzerland

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