On Saturday 2 November 2024, Blackfriars will host, in partnership with Durham University’s IMEMS (*), the 24th Public lecture on Shakespeare and food.
Hosted by Sheila T. Cavanagh is Professor of English and Director of the World Shakespeare Project and The Emory Women Writers Resource Project. Sheila is the author of Wanton Eyes and Chaste Desires: Female Sexuality in The Faerie Queene and Cherished Torment: The Emotional Geography of Lady Mary Wroth’s Urania and she has written many articles on early modern literature and pedagogy, among other topics.
Food plays an unexpectedly key role in Shakespeare’s works, regularly signaling important social, political, economic, and religious circumstances. Many of the plays use food to communicate matters of social importance and distinction. These markers are not always evident to modern audiences, but they help to illuminate critical social divides in the society of Shakespeare’s world. The preparation, availability and scarcity of food, play a significant part in the structure of the plays. Disputes involving food, for instance, often reveal interpersonal conflicts, frequently connected with competing hierarchies associated with status as well as domestic, political, financial, or social power. Both feast and famine regularly signal complex moral and ethical issues. While food is not the only marker of status or authority appearing in the drama, it draws attention to close ties between diet and social or political standing. Shakespeare and food offers a rich literary and culinary tour.
WHERE: Blackfriars Banquet Hall
TIMES: 11am arrival for 11.30am start
COST: £35 per person including arrival tea or coffee and a suitably medieval-themed 3-course set lunch served communally. Places are only confirmed once paid in full and are non-refundable or transferable.
(*) IMEMS has a long-standing relationship with Blackfriars Restaurant.
DIETARY REQUIREMENTS: Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements, conditions we should know about or any other specific requests.
TICKETS & VOUCHERS: please note although we don’t send out physical tickets, you will receive a confirmation from our on-line booking system (note: this will state a table has been booked).
E-vouchers are available upon request – please email info@blackfriarsrestaurant.co.uk or call us on 0191 261 5945 to arrange.
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