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HTA – “Look, sir, my wounds!”: Shakespeare’s Coriolanus As a Caution Against the Catastrophic Culture of Display

March 17, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Free

Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Nancy Kerns (Blue Mountain College) will present her public lecture, “”Look, sir, my wounds!”: Shakespeare’s Coriolanus As a Caution Against the Catastrophic Culture of Display.” This presentation will take place in the Modena Lowrey Berry Auditorium on BMC’s campus in Blue Mountain. Reception to follow.

The toxicity of the culture of display is not a new revelation. Shakespeare deals with it in Coriolanus. He shows how displaying oneself in a performative manner encourages duplicity and distortion, whereas casting off one’s need to be seen allows one to live truthfully. His message reaches across time to encompass the dangers of some current social media trends.

Details

Date:
March 17, 2022
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
Free

Organizer

Mississippi Humanities Council

Venue

Blue Mountain College
201 W Main Street
Blue Mountain, MS 38610
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