Abstract

CUGS ’ last speakers event of the term!

Stuart Elden is a Professor of Political Theory and Geography at the University of Warwick.

Linking together territory and literature, this is a must-come-to talk for anyone interested in Geography, Drama, History, Politics, and Law.

“The political, economic and strategic aspects of territory are well known, and many of Shakespeare’s plays dramatise them – from the division of the kingdom in King Lear, to the question of property in land in Richard II, the vulnerable territory of Hamlet’s Denmark or Macbeth’s Scotland, and the colonial aspects of The Tempest. But other aspects of territory feature in Shakespeare’s plays – the legal wrangling over possession and succession in the opening scene of Henry V, the geophysical in Henry IV, Part One and a small semantic shift in King John. Drawing especially on these history plays, and my previous work The Birth of Territory, this talk will examine how Shakespeare can help us to understand territory in multiple ways.”

Free with a CUGS card £2 for non-members

Wednesday 25th November 18:00-19:00 Queens Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College

The facebook event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/979727292074257/