Alice Griffin Shakespeare public lecture

Venue: University of Auckland B201 | 10 Symonds St, Auckland

Lecture hall: Lecture Theatre 201-440

Time: Lecture 6.15pm | Drinks Reception 7.15pm

About the lecture:

‘Will in the Web: How Computers are Shaping Shakespeare’.

William Shakespeare's works have always been amongst the first to be adapted to new technologies and media. In this lecture, Dr Brett Greatley-Hirsch surveys the myriad (and often surprising) ways in which computers have shaped, and continue to shape, how we experience and understand Shakespeare, from digital textuality and performances in virtual or augmented reality to 3D reconstructions of now-lost playhouses and AI-driven investigations into questions of authorship.

About the speaker:

Professor Brett Greatley-Hirsch is the Dr Alice Griffin Fellow in Shakespearean Studies for 2025. He is a co-editor of the journal Shakespeare, coordinating editor of Digital Renaissance Editions, and a Trustee of the British Shakespeare Association. His currentprojects include studies of canon and chronology for the New Oxford Marlowe (withRory Loughnane), an edition of Hyde Park for the Oxford Complete Works of James Shirley (with Mark Houlahan), and a book on the editing and publishing of EnglishRenaissance plays since the eighteenth century.

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Getting to the venue: The Faculty of Arts and Educations' buildings are conveniently located at the heart of the University's City Campus and are easily accessible via many forms of public transport. For further information on public transport schedules, visit the Auckland Transport website. For those driving in, further information on parking options can be found here.