THTR 250SP - The Fate of Ophelia: Shakespeare and Popular Culture
This graduate seminar examines how Shakespeare circulates through contemporary popular culture. Though rooted in the early modern stage, Shakespeare's characters, plots, and language now form a global cultural vocabulary, appearing across film, television, music, fashion, advertising, and digital media. The course treats Shakespeare not as fixed canon but as a dynamic cultural resource that artists and audiences continually transform to speak to new historical moments. Drawing on adaptation studies, performance theory, and cultural criticism, the seminar explores why Shakespeare remains so culturally influential and how his works move across media and genres
Letty Garcia Dahan
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