

"Theater and Judgment" at the Geneva Doctoral Workshop
On Wednesday 30 November, the research team for "Theater and Judgment in Early Modern England" will be presenting their project at the...

Shakespeare's Counter-Optics
On October 4 2022, I'll be giving a lecture at the University of Zurich called "Shakespeare's Counter-Optics." Here's a a short abstract...


Judgment: A Comparative Performance History
In May 2022, I am co-organising a 2-day workshop with my colleague Prof. Estelle Doudet (French Department, Université de Lausanne)...
Four Panels on "Prehistories of Taste" at RSA Dublin
My colleague David Goldstein (York University) and I are excited to have organised four linked panels for the Renaissance Society of...


CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Two Doctoral Assistants in English Renaissance Drama
FNS Project: Theater and Judgment in Early Modern England Director: Prof. Kevin Curran, University of Lausanne Start Date: September 1,...
Theater and Judgment in Early Modern England: A Four-Year SNSF Project
I've received a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) to direct a four-year collaborative project entitled "Theater and...
Renaissance Prehistories of Taste, Singapore 2021
In July 2021 I'll be co-directing a seminar at the World Shakespeare Congress in Singapore with my colleague David Goldstein (York...
Global Shakespeare Summer School in Venice, Italy
I recently launched a Shakespeare summer school in collaboration with colleagues from Italy, Germany, and the UK. The title of the...
Law and Ecology: Literary and Philosophical Perspectives
On March 27, 2019, I'll be directing an invited seminar for PhD researchers at Ghent University in Belgium. The seminar is called "Law...
Renaissance Personhood: Materiality, Taxonomy, Process
My edited collection, Renaissance Personhood: Materiality, Taxonomy, Process, will be published by Edinburgh University Press in 2019. It...