Past Institutes

Teaching Shakespeare with The Bard in the Borderlands: Part II (Fall 2023 Webinar)

On December 5, 2023, Humanities Texas held a English language arts (ELA) teachers on strategies for teaching William Shakespeare’s works and the rich tradition of repurposing his plays to reflect the histories and lived realities of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.

Curriculum

Serving as a follow-up to our September 2023 webinar “Teaching Shakespeare with The Bard in the Borderlands: Part I” in partnership with the Borderlands Shakespeare Colectiva, this webinar featured Hamlet from Borderlands perspectives. The webinar drew on volume 1 of the open-access anthology The Bard in the Borderlands: An Anthology of Shakespeare Appropriations en La Frontera.

Like all Humanities Texas teacher programs, the webinar emphasized close interaction with scholars, the examination of texts, and the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities.

Faculty

The webinar was team-taught by the the co-founders of the Borderlands Shakespeare Colectiva: Katherine Gillen and Adrianna M. Santos of Texas A&M University-San Antonio and Kathryn Vomero Santos of Trinity University.

Schedule

The webinar took place over Zoom on December 5. The schedule is available here.

Sponsors

The webinar was made possible with major funding from the State of Texas with ongoing support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.