Today is #EarthDay
. Tomorrow is #Shakespeare’s birthday.
Check out Nancy Lin on "Shakespeare in Climate Activism” at @ShakesForAll. (1/7) https://www.shakespeareforall.com/blog/global-warming-and-the-globe-theater

Check out Nancy Lin on "Shakespeare in Climate Activism” at @ShakesForAll. (1/7) https://www.shakespeareforall.com/blog/global-warming-and-the-globe-theater
"One approach that has drawn the attention of researchers such as @AJohnsPutra is climatic fiction—or “cli-fi”—which approaches global warming through literature, specifically the genre of dystopian or post-apocalyptic fiction.” (2/7)
"Climate change activists have found unexpected allies in artists, musicians, and writers.... One of the key artistic sites for green activism is the work of William Shakespeare,” citing @ecocymbeline. (3/7)
https://www.cymbeline-anthropocene.com
https://www.cymbeline-anthropocene.com
In @TheCCoalition’s #showthelove campaign, Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 "takes on a new meaning when addressed to the planet we live on: 'So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.’” (4/7)
In “Shakespeare’s Letter to the Earth,” @The_Globe layers visuals of pollution over Queen Titania’s speech from 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' about the disastrous environmental aftermath of her argument with King Oberon. (5/7)
Led by @Katiesteelebro and Paul Prescott, " @ucmerced’s 2017 production of 'Shakespeare in Yosemite' merged Shakespeare with John Muir, an activist and author whose writing helped save Yosemite National Park from privatization." (6/7) https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/critical-survey/31/4/cs310403.xml
"Today is #EarthDay
. This weekend, @The_Globe (which, @randall_rmartin reminds us, 'began life in 1599 as a recycling project') is cohosting an event called 'Globe4Globe: Shakespeare and Climate Emergency' with @ucmerced.” (7/7) https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/globe-4-globe-shakespeare-and-climate-2021/
