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Special Guest Speaker: Alexa Joubin
Clothes do not make the man: Rethinking Shakespearean gender-crossing.
Is Twelfth Night a playful comedy of disguise, or does it explore deeper questions of gender identity and trauma? Are Cesario and Viola simply cross-dressed, or do they challenge the gender binary altogether? This interactive presentation with Alexa Alice Joubin delves into speech acts, performativity, and queer dramaturgy, examining how performances of Twelfth Night can be interpreted through a trans lens to think about body dysphoria, harassment, and homelessness.
Join Professor Alexa Alice Joubin, Director of the Digital Humanities Institute at George Washington University, inaugural bell hooks Legacy Award recipient, and co-founder of MIT Global Shakespeare’s digital performance archive, as she explores how Twelfth Night redefines identity and challenges heteronormative storytelling.
Don’t miss this insightful event—register now to join the conversation!
📅 Date: April 7, 2025
🕔 Schedule: Monday 5:00 PM–6:30 PM
📍 Format: Hybrid (In-person & online)
Location:
Northampton Center for the Arts – The Barn
33 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA 01060
Website: nohoarts.org
NOM (at the Northampton Center for the Arts):
Community Shakespeare of New England sincerely thanks Northampton Open Media for their generous support in providing the essential tools—free of charge—that make our hybrid format possible -via Zoom and in person.
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