Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.

Browse Collections (15 total)

Shakespearean Street and Place Names in Stratford

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The names of streets and towns in Ontario reflect Shakespeare’s embeddedness in Canada, as for example, the town of Shakespeare, Ontario, and Hamlet…

Contributors: Zabihi, Nagin; Baker, Celine; Truong, Ruth

Shakespeare in Ottawa

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An inventory of the Shakespeare and Shakespeare-inspired productions mounted at the National Arts Centre, in Ottawa, Ontario from 1969-2016 with a…

Contributors: McIvor, Christina; Walwyn, Matthew; Beament, Kierra

Shakespeare and First Nations

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Shakespeare was and continues to be a fraught presence in Canada, a settler-invader country. Adaptations of Shakespeare by First Nations playwrights…

Contributors: Laura Gaylard
Athina Pantazopoulos
Candace Mantha

Shakespeare in Francophone Canada

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Not part of the educational curriculum in Quebec , Shakespeare only became a strong presence there in the second half of the 20th century.

Contributors: Angele Brazeau
Laurence Bolduc
Devin Brown

The Canadian North and amateur performance

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The tradition of amateur performance of Shakespeare is a venerable one that goes back to the 18th century and includes ship-board performances in the…

Contributors: Maggie Kendall
Andrea Zehr
Krystyna Dodds