On the occasion of the 400^th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the Research Laboratory on Culture and Communication is devoting its annual international conference to "Shakespeares: Critical Perspectives Past and Present". 

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On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the Research Laboratory on Culture and Communication is devoting its annual international conference to “Shakespeares: Critical Perspectives Past and Present.” Proposals for 20-minute papers addressing any aspect of Shakespeare’s oeuvre are invited. The conference topics include (but are not limited to):

• Popular Culture and Shakespeare
• Multicultural/Global Shakespeare
• Shakespeare in the Arab World
• Postmodern Shakespeare(s)
• Performing/Staging Shakespeare
• Screening Shakespeare
• Cross-gender Shakespeare
• Feminist Shakespeare
• Antiquity in Shakespeare
• Black Shakespeare
• Animals in Shakespeare
• Food Aesthetics in Shakespeare
• Digital Shakespeare(s)
• Popular Music and Shakespeare
• Painting Shakespeare
• The Art of Shakespeare’s Poetry

Submission guidelines

A selection of papers will be published in the RLCC peer-reviewed Journal Middle Ground after the conference.

Please send proposals of up to 500 words and a short biographical résumé via e-mail (as Word 1997-2003 attachments) to the following e-addresses on behalf of the organizing committee:

• Khalid Chaouch k.chaouch@usms.ma
• Mohamed Sghir Syad syadmohamed1@gmail.com

The deadline for sending proposals is 31^st December, 2015.

Acceptance of proposals will be sent on 15^th January, 2016.

Date and place

RLCC Annual International Conference

29-30 March 2016, Beni Mellal, Morocco

Conference Fees

The conference fee is € 50 EUR. / $ 57 USD. / DH 550 MAD. It includes:

Conference pack

Coffee break refreshment

Farewell dinner

Accommodation

Hotel El Bassatine***A (within walking distance of the University)

(€50/ $ 57/ MAD550 full board per single person/per night)

Telephone +212 (0) 523 482 247

For more information, please follow the links:

https://www.hotelsclick.com/auberges/maroc/beni-mellal/48438/hotel-al-bassatine.html

http://en.directrooms.com/hotels/subregion/4-68-3494/

Airports

Menara Marrakesh Airport (3hrs drive/taxi ride to the Hotel in Beni Mellal)

Mohamed V Casablanca Airport (3hrs drive/taxi ride to the Hotel in Beni Mellal)

Hotel reservations and rides from airport to Beni Mellal can be made by the organizers upon request.

The organising committee

• Khalid Chaouch
• Cherki Karkaba
• Moulay Mustapha Mamaoui
• Mohamed Rakii
• Mohamed Sghir Syad

Partners

• The Research Laboratory on Culture and Communication (RLCC)
• Sultan Moulay Slimane University
• Faculty of Arts and Humanities
• Department of English Studies
• Beni Mellal, Morocco