Signature Event: Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper

Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. and author of 2023’s The Great White Bard: Shakespeare, Race and the Future, speaks about Shakespeare’s place in the modern world, and in the current moment. Her lecture, “What are we allowed to say about Shakespeare?: Shakespeare in the public eye post-January 2025" shares insights for all audiences, gathered throughout her extraordinary career.

Free admission for MBU students

Tickets are required for the general public and MBU faculty and staff; available for purchase through the American Shakespeare Center.

MBU Signature Events are a new series of public lectures, performances, and community experiences hosted by Mary Baldwin University and designed to engage both the campus and broader Staunton communities.

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