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IASEMS was founded in 2008 to promote scholarship and research on Shakespeare and early modern English literature, language and culture. It has quickly become an intellectual home for scholars and students of early modernity in Italy and beyond.
IASEMS also welcomes theatre, cinema professionals, and all interested in the European Renaissance. Join us!
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16th IASEMS Conference in Viterbo • 2025
16th IASEMS CONFERENCE Forms and Discourses of Spirituality and Materialism in Early Modern Texts Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo 29 September - 1 October ... Read more
15th IASEMS Conference in Lecce • 2025
15th IASEMS CONFERENCE Waters: Fluidity and Crossing in Shakespeare and Early Modern Texts University of Salento, Lecce 16-17 May 2025 PROGRAMME Graphic design by Michela ... Read more
CFP • 16th IASEMS Conference in Viterbo • Forms and Discourses of Spirituality and Materialism
The Sixteenth IASEMS Conference in Viterbo, Tuscia University, 29-30 September 2025, aims to connect with some distinctive features of the Tuscia region while revisiting classical ... Read more
CFP • 15th IASEMS Conference in Lecce • Fluidity and Crossing in Shakespeare and Early Modern Texts
The Fifteenth IASEMS Conference in Lecce, University of Salento, 16-17 May 2025, will investigate the imaginary of waters in Shakespeare and early modern texts, aiming ... Read more
2025 bursaries for junior IASEMS members • Lecce, Viterbo
The Italian Association of Shakespearean and Early Modern Studies is accepting applications for bursaries to support the participation of young members (i.e. PhD students and ... Read more
14th IASEMS Conference in Venice • 2024
14th IASEMS CONFERENCE Illustrating Shakespeare: Explaining through Critical Practice, Textual Editing, and Illustrated Editions Ca' Foscari University of Venice 29-31 May 2024 PROGRAMME CALL FOR ... Read more
