CfP: Shakespeare at Large: Law and the First Folio

This fifth annual Law and Humanities roundtable invites original, interdisciplinary, and humanities-focused paper presentations occasioned by the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio in 1623.

The roundtable event will take place on July 14th, 2023 in “Fair Verona”, where Shakespeare laid the scenes of his Romeo and Juliet and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The roundtable will be held at the “Società Letteraria di Verona”, located in the very centre of Verona, it offers an impressive view over Piazza Brà and the Arena, i.e. the Roman amphitheatre hosting the biggest open-air opera house.

If you would like to present a paper at this workshop, please send your title and abstract (up to 200 words) by Sunday 19th February 2023 to Matteo Nicolini (Department of Law, University of Verona; convenor: matteo.nicolini@univr.it). Please do note that papers should take a humanities perspective on a legal issue or theme. Papers chosen for presentation will tend to be those that address a relevant law theme regarding the issues raised by the publication of the First Folio.

Subject to a favourable public health situation, we intend to hold this as an in-person event and look forward to welcoming participants to Verona Law Department. There will also be online provision for those based further away who prefer to attend that way. It is organised in association with the journal Law and Humanities – and its publisher (Routledge/Taylor & Francis). 

For more information, please visit: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/law-humanities-roundtable-2023/