Multiculturalism in Shakespeare: A Conversation with Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper
Date : Sunday, October 26, 2025
Duration : 1 hours 30 minutes
Sunday, October 26, 2025 11:00AM – 12:30PM
Sunday, October 26, 2025 11:00AM – 12:30PM
Deadline to register: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Program Capacity: 30
Join us in conversation with Dr Farah Karim-Cooper, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library and author of The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race (Viking Books, 2023). We will speak with Farah about the ways Shakespeare’s plays mediated the cultural encounters of his time.
Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper is the eighth director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. Prior to joining the Folger, Dr. Karim-Cooper was Professor of Shakespeare Studies, King’s College London, and Director of Education (Higher Education & Research) at Shakespeare’s Globe, where she worked for 20 years. She has published over 40 chapters in books, reviews, and articles. Her next book, All the World’s Your Stage: Shakespeare for Today, is written specifically for children ages 9–12. It will be published in November 2025 by DK Publishers in the UK and Penguin Random House in the United States
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