华语语系研究新方向會議15日繼續

华语语系研究新方向 

王德威 石静远教授主持 史书美 黄锦树教授主题演讲

Sinophone Studies: New Directions

October 14 @ 9:30 am - 5:45pm

October 15 @10:00 ～5:00 pm

地點

CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St 
Cambridge, MA 02138

Organizers:

Jing TSU, Professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture and Comparative Literature, Yale University

David Der-wei WANG, Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, Harvard University

華語語系研究:新方向 

哈佛大學二 零一 六年十 月十 四日十 五日 

Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS), South Building, 

Tsai Auditorium 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 

http://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/event/sinophone-studies-new-directions 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

FRIDAY 10/14/2016 

9:30-9:40am

Welcome Remarks
Jing TSU 石靜遠 (Yale University) and David Der-wei WANG 王德威 (Harvard University) 

9:40-10:20am
Keynote Speech
“Empires of the Sinophone” 華語語系帝國 

Shu-mei SHIH 史書美 (University of California, Los Angeles) 

10:20-10:30am Break 

10:30am-12:00pm 

Young Scholars’ Panel I 

Chair: Sebastian VEG (Ecole des Hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris)
“I Do Not Represent”: An Interview with Alai and Reflections on Multiculturalism 

Kyle SHERNUK 佘仁強 (Harvard University) 

Keeping to the Margin: Macau Literature and a Pre-postcolonial “Poetics of Insignificance” 

擇居邊緣──澳門文學與解殖時期的「渺小的詩學」

Rosa Vieira de ALMEIDA (Yale University) 

Frontier Literature in the Case of Manchuria 

滿洲邊疆文學Miya Qiong XIE 謝瓊 (Harvard University) 

A Cultural History of Manchu 

滿文文化史的若干例子 

Marten Soderblom SAARELA (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science) 

Sinophone Circulations: Lin Cantian, Mahua Literature and the Significance of Place-based Connections
華語語系的世界想像──以林參天及其實踐的馬華文學為例

Cheow-Thia CHAN 曾昭程 (National University of Singapore) 

After the Foxtrot Ends: Hei Ying as a Case Study of Guiqiao Writing 

狐步舞結束以後:論中國「歸僑」作家黑嬰

Li Wen Jessica TAN (Harvard University) 

1:00-2:00pm 

Panel 1 

Chair: Shu-mei SHIH 史書美 (University of California, Los Angeles)
World Chinese Literature, Sinophone Literature, and Chinese-language Literature by Overseas 

Chinese 

世界華文文學,華語語系文學與華人華文文學 

KIM Hyejoon金惠俊 (Pusan National University) 

Sinophone Studies and the Challenge of Comparison 

華語語系研究與來自比較的挑戰

Andrea BACHNER 白安卓 (Cornell University) 

Including China?: Hong Kong, Sinophone Studies, and the Critique of China-centrism 

Alvin K. WONG (Yonsei University) 

2:00-2:10pm Break 

2:10-3:10pm 

Panel 2 

Chair: Professor Karen THORNBER (Harvard University) 

Is Literary Historiography Still an Option? Major Implications and Prospects in Writing a Literary Historiography of Taiwan at the Time of the Sinophone 

文學史仍然是一種選擇?在華語語系的影響下重寫台灣文學史

Federica PASSI (Ca’ Foscari University Venice) 

Settler Colonialism and Sinophone Studies 

定居殖民主義與華語語系研究

Yu-ting HUANG 黃郁婷 (Amherst College) 

Social History and Feminism Avant la Lettre: China Reorients Method 

Howard CHIANG (University of Waterloo) 

3:10-3:20pm Afternoon Tea 

3:20-4:20pm 

Panel 3 

Chair: Yu-lin LEE 李育霖 (National Chung Hsing University)

Writing Sex in Southeast Asia 

Carlos ROJAS 羅鵬 (Duke University)

Local, National and Global framing in slogans and textual material from Hong Kong’s Umbrella 

Movement 

地方  國家及全球的框架構設: 解讀香港雨傘運動的標語文本

Sebastian VEG (Ecole des Hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris) 

Sound and Script: Classical Chinese Poetry from a Sinophone Perspective 

聲與象:華語語系 學視野下的漢詩

Chia Cian KO 高嘉謙 (National Taiwan University) 

4:20-4:30pm 

Break 4:30-5:45 pm 

Writers’ Forum 

Host: David Der-wei WANG 王德威 (Harvard University) 

Ge Fei 格非 (Writer ; Tsinghua University)

Ha Jin 哈金 (Writer ; Boston University)

LO Yi-chin 駱以軍 (writer)

NG Kim Chew 黃錦樹 (Writer; National Chi Nan University) 

Shu Ching SHIH 施叔青 (writer) 

Kamloon WOO 胡金倫 (publisher, Linking Publishing Company, Taiwan) 

5:45pm 

Group Photograph 

SATURDAY 10/15/2016 

10:00-10:40am
Introduction: Carlos ROJAS 羅鵬 (Duke University) 

Keynote Speech 

境外南方華文文學共和國

NG Kim Chew 黃錦樹 (Writer; National Chi Nan University) 

10:40-10:50am Break 

10.50am-12.20pm 

Young Scholars’ Panel II 

Chair: Stephen Y.W. CHU 朱耀偉 (The University of Hong Kong) 

All in the Family?: Local Dialect, National Culture, and Global Formats in A Dongbei Family 俺們这嘎儿 都是东北 吗?:《東北 一家人 》的鄉土方言, 國家文化與國際模板

Dylan SUHER 蘇和 (Harvard University) 

Siniczation of Russian Culture in Meiji Japanese Translation and its Impact on Late Qing Chinese Translation
日本明治时期俄国文学翻译中的中国元素及其对晚清中国翻译的影响

Xiaolu MA 马筱璐 (Harvard University) 

“Seeing her Through a Bamboo Curtain”: Envisaging a National-Language Literature Through Chinese Folk Songs
Flora SHAO (Yale University) 

Diasporic Modernity, Peripheral Realism 

離散現代性、外圍現實主義

Nicholas Y. H. WONG (University of Chicago) 

Figuring Taiwan: A Worldview and an Ethics of It, from a Betrayed Island 

重回世界:賦形台灣的倫理探問

Chih-Wei CHUNG 鍾秩維 (National Taiwan University) 

A Sublime Matricide: Guo Songfen, Lu Xun, and the Lotus Sūtra 

菩薩的臉:郭松棻、魯迅與《法華經》

YING Lei 應磊 (Harvard University) 

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1:30-2:45pm 

Panel 4 

Chair: KIM Hyejoon 金惠俊 (Pusan National University) 

Sinophone Literature and Sinitic Languages 

華語語系文學與華語 

Henning KLÖTER (Humboldt University of Berlin) 

From Modern Mandarin Chinese to Global Huayu: A Linguistic Perspective 

從現代漢語到全球華語: 一個語言學的視角 

TSAI I-Ni 蔡宜妮 (National Taiwan University) 

Multilingualism, Multiculturalism, and the Aesthetics and Ethics of Representing Others in Sinophone Literature
Alison GROPPE (University of Oregon) 

Contemporary Sinophone Japanese Writers 

當代日本華語語系作家

Satoru HASHIMOTO 橋本悟 (University of Maryland) 

2:45-3:00pm Break 

3:00-4:15pm 

Panel 5 

Chair: Henning KLÖTER (Humboldt University of Berlin) 

Sinophone/Siamophone: Borderland Audioscapes and Covert Burmeseness in Midi Z’s Poor Folk 華 / 暹語語系:趙德胤《窮人 ,榴蓮,麻藥,偷渡客》中的邊疆音景與隱蔽緬性

Brian BERNARDS 貝納 (University of Southern California) 

Pluralistic Sinophone Community Building: Rediffusion Singapore and Its Sinitic Dialect Programs 

多元化華語語系社群建構： 新加坡麗的呼聲有線廣播與其方言節目單元 

E.K. Tan 陳榮強 (Stony Brook University) 

Ang Lee’s Signature: Toward the Sinophone Baroque 

李安署名:邁向華語語系巴洛克

Yu-lin LEE 李育霖 (National Chung Hsing University) 

Hong Kong Cantopop Lyrics as Sinophone Articulations 

香港粵語流 歌詞與華語語系表述.呈現

Stephen Y.W. CHU 朱耀偉 (The University of Hong Kong) 

4:15-4:30pm Afternoon Tea 

4:30-5:45pm 

Roundtable Discussion 

Chair: Jing TSU 石靜遠 (Yale University) and

David Der-wei WANG 王德威 (Harvard University) 

Nvidia 黃仁勳獲選為全世界十大表現最佳執行長之一

黃仁勳。(圖片取自維基百科)

(Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)“哈佛商業評論”即將於11月出版的這期雜誌，剛評選出全世界表現最好的執行長，其中8人來自歐洲公司，一人經營巴西銀行，唯一來自美國的，竟是台灣移民，Nvidia公司共同創辦人黃仁勳(Jen-Hsun Huang)。

Nvidia座落在美國加州聖塔克拉拉(Santa Clara)，被稱為全世界最大的繪圖晶片公司。

根據維基百科，1963年2月17日在台北出生的黃仁勳，1972年隨家人移民來美，其後被送往肯塔基州一家基督教學校就讀，15歲時參加美國乒乓球公開賽，贏得青年組季軍。

他的2007年薪資是2460萬美元，被富比士雜誌(Forbes)排為全美最高薪執行長中的第61名。截至2016年，他擁有的Nvidia公司股票，價值約13億美元。

2009年時，他獲得奧勒岡州立大學頒給榮譽博士學位。

哈佛商業評論的表現最佳執行長名單，有兩點與眾不同處，一是它檢視執行長一生的財務表現，而不只是一年的表現。在該名單上的人，平均有17年的在位紀錄。其次是20%的分數從一家公司在環保，社會及管理上的能力來評定。

不過，儘管美國只有一家公司的執行長打進前10名，但有42人擠進了前100名，包括排名第11的耐克(Nike)的執行長Mark Parker，排名第14的星巴克執行長Howard Schultz，排名第16的銷售力( Salesforce.com)執行長Mare Benioff。

巴菲特，祖伯格等人都沒擠進名單。

打進前100名的執行長鍾，有30人已連續三年上榜，16人不是在自己的出生地經營公司，84人是圈內人，24人有企管碩士學位，24人有工程師學位，平均44歲，擔任執行長已17年。

波士頓同源會10/19到"藍屋" 抗議饒舌歌手創作辱華歌

CHINESE AMERICAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE BOSTON LODGE Launches

Peaceful Protest against rapper YG’s “Meet the Flockers” lyrics and video

Boston, Massachusetts, October 1, 2016 – The Chinese American Citizens Alliance Boston Lodge condemns the cultural form of violence represented by the music video “Meet the Flockers.”  This extremely racist video, produced by Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson aka rapper YG, incites and perpetuates racial stereotypes, horrendous violence and despicable crime against Chinese Americans.  The lyrics and video blatantly glorifies home invasions on American families.

The Chinese/Asian American community will hold a peaceful protest demonstration against rap artist YG on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 7:00 pm across the street from the House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 to demand an apology, cease and desist performing the “Meet the Flockers” lyrics and video.

Attached is a letter from the Chinese American Bar Association with additional information.

The Chinese American Citizens Alliance is the second oldest civil rights organization in the United States, first incorporated in the State of California as the Native Sons of the Golden State in 1895.  As more and more chapters were established across the country, it became apparent that a complete reorganization was necessary. The name, '"Native Sons of the Golden State," no longer adequately described the national organization that it had become, so a new charter was taken out in 1915 under the name, the "Chinese American Citizens Alliance".  The Boston chapter was chartered on April 3, 1927.

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If you would like more information about this event, please contact Esther Lee at 617-658-3318 or email at CACABostonLodge@gmail.com.

波士頓市今年首辦提早投票 10/19前須登記為選民

波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh)。(周菊子攝)

(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)想提早投票，記得10月19日前登記為選民，與犯罪無關的事務需要市府協助，撥打電話311。波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh)13日舉行族裔記者會，提醒移民社區參與市政，有需要，市府一定服務。

波士頓市長馬丁華殊早於7月12日已宣佈，波士頓選務局無異議通過了將從10月24日起至11月4日止，分別在全市27個地點辦理"提早投票"。波士頓市府為此提撥了67萬元預算。

”移民進步辦公室(Office for Immigrant Advancement)”。該辦公室
主任Alejandra St. Guillen(中)說明印製的服務手冊。

10月29日這天的中午12點至下午6點，波市議員的9個選區，將各有一處地點，同時辦理提早投票。

波士頓市長馬丁華殊指出，美國有許多州早就容許選民提早投票了。麻州是2014年，他還是麻州眾議員時，才通過提早投票法，今年開始正式實施。

由於有些州在大選日的45天以前，就容許選民提早投票了，美聯社估計，在兩大黨總統候選人，希拉蕊(Hillary Clinton)和川普(Donald Trump)同台辯論前，已經有大約40萬人投了票。

馬丁華殊13日請民主局長Kyron Owens，波市選務局主席Dion S. Irish聯袂說明，凡是已於10月19日前登記成為選民者，可在10月24日至11月4日之間，到27個提早投票站的任何一站，辦理提早投票。在週一，三，五時，辦理時間是下午2點至8點。在週二，四時，辦理時間是早上9點至下午5點。11月4日的週五這天，則是早上11點至下午5點。

在這期間，波士頓市政府每天都承辦提早投票。

民主局長Kyron Owens，波市選務局主席Dion S. Irish聯袂說明。

波士頓市政府為確保選民們知道可在非個人居住選區提早投票，已印製英文，西班牙文，中文，越南文等4種語言的提早投票傳單。市府也借助多種社交媒體廣為宣傳。

11月8日的正式大選日那天，選民就只能到自己所居住地點的投票站投票了。

查詢提早投票詳情，可上網boston.gov/early-voting，

#voteEarlyBoston，撥打波士頓市府服務專線311，或發電郵到election@boston.gov等。

波士頓311則是以前的波士頓市長服務熱線。波士頓市長馬丁華殊希望藉著這更簡單易記的號碼，讓市民和市政府有更好的互動。

波士頓311主任Niall Murphy(左)。

波士頓311主任Niall Murphy表示，波市府已全面更新與市民互動的服務系統，舉凡道路有坑，路燈損壞，路樹倒塌，牆壁遭人塗鴉，收垃圾的沒出現，冬天到了，道路積雪沒鏟等等情況，都可以撥打311。該單位有26名工作人員，平均每日處理900通電話。由於波士頓市長馬丁華殊的重用科技，波士頓311還為市民提供網路版，手機版311。民眾可隨時利用這些工具，和市府溝通所需要的服務，還可以追蹤問題的解決進度。英語不佳的民眾使用311，市府會有義工代翻譯。

原名”新波士頓人辦公室”這單位，最近已改名為”移民進步辦公室(Office for Immigrant Advancement)”。該辦公室主任Alejandra St. Guillen表示，為更好的服務移民，該辦公室還在繼續增加”移民角落"，印製有多種語言的市府服務項目傳單，讓移民們可一目了然市府為民眾提供的一應基本服務，包括社區及學校課後項目，耆英服務，各層級教育，英語學習，家暴個案協助等等的求助聯絡資訊。

波士頓市長馬丁華殊是愛爾蘭裔的移民後代，父母親都是移民。他母親當年入籍成為公民，都是為了能投他一票。他對移民所面對的生活挑戰，有深刻了解，上任後積極關注移民需要。

臺北經文處與中華公所合作推出「臺灣電影欣賞」活動 (更新版)

    臺北經文處與中華公所合作推出「臺灣電影欣賞」活動

105年10月13日

駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處及紐英崙中華公所為饗本地臺灣電影愛好者，特安排於今年10月至12月間放映四部中華民國文化部「臺灣電影工具箱」授權的經典臺灣電影，邀請電影愛好者免費欣賞，歡迎踴躍參加。以下為相關資訊：

地點：紐英崙中華公所（90 Tyler Street, Boston, MA 02111）

一、10月20日（週四）下午3:30時

功夫灌籃（Kung Fu Dunk），朱延平導演，周杰倫主演，2008年金馬獎最佳原創電影入圍，98分鐘

二、10月27日（週四）下午3:30時

西施（His-Shih: Beauty of Beauties），李翰祥導演，1966年金馬獎最佳劇情片、最佳導演、最佳男主角、最佳彩色攝影、最佳彩色美術設計獎，154分鐘

三、11月25日（週五）下午6:00時

艋舺（Monga），鈕承澤導演，2010年金馬獎最佳男主角、最佳音效獎；2011年亞洲電影大獎最佳新演員獎，141分鐘

四、12月1日（週四）下午3:30時

大輪迴（The Wheel of Life），胡金銓、李行、白景瑞導演，石雋、彭雪芬、姜厚任主演，1983年金馬獎最佳剪輯、最佳美術設計獎，1983年亞太影展最佳男主角獎，105分鐘

本活動並由中華民國外交部、文化部及國家電影資料館協辦。

本活動相關資訊請洽中華公所617-542-2574或台北經文處617-259-1358。(更新版)

摩頓市公圖館10/18展中華傳統文化

Governor Charlie Baker Reappoints Michael J. Dirrane as Chairman of MassHousing

Governor Charlie Baker Reappoints Michael J. Dirrane as Chairman of MassHousing Dirrane is the longest-serving Board Member in MassHousing’s 50-year history, has overseen Agency’s tremendous success in providing affordable housing for residents of Massachusetts BOSTON –  Governor Charlie Baker Reappointed Michael J. Dirrane as Chairman of the MassHousing Board of Directors. Dirrane is the longest-serving Board Member in the Agency’s 50-year history and at the completion of his new seven-year term will have served for 30 years, 21 of which will have been as Chairman. Dirrane leads the nine-member Board that governs MassHousing, which has provided more than $20 billion for affordable housing over five decades. “I’m pleased to reappoint Mike Dirrane as Chairman of MassHousing,” said Governor Charlie Baker.  “His decades of experience in real estate and affordable housing finance are reflected in the tremendous success MassHousing has had under his leadership in providing housing opportunities for thousands of lower- and moderate-income residents of the Commonwealth so that they can live and thrive here. Mike is a valued partner in the Baker-Polito team’s efforts to create more workforce housing for working families and middle-income residents and he shares the administration’s desire to bring more housing opportunities to our veterans and people trying to overcome addiction.’’     Dirrane and the other Board Members of MassHousing are all unpaid volunteers and are appointed by the Governor. A South Boston native, Dirrane has served on the governing body for nearly half of the time MassHousing has been in existence. He was first named to the Board in 1993. “I am honored to be reappointed by Governor Baker during this crucial time for affordable housing in Massachusetts,” said Mike Dirrane. “I am looking forward to continuing our collaboration with the Baker-Polito administration in creating more housing options for working families in high-cost rental markets through our $100 million Workforce Housing Program while advancing our core mission of providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income residents across the state.’’    Dirrane is the Senior Managing Director at National MI Holdings. He began his career at MassHousing in the 1980s. He subsequently held senior positions at MGIC, the nation’s largest mortgage insurer; Amerin Guaranty, where he was a founding partner; GE Mortgage Insurance Company (GEMICO); Fannie Mae and PHH Corporation. He holds a BA from Boston College and a MA from Boston University. In 2008 Mr. Dirrane received the Excellence in Public Service Award from the Greater Boston Real Estate Board’s Rental Housing Association for his work at MassHousing and in particular his efforts to increase the efficiency of the Agency’s rental housing business line. “I applaud Governor Baker’s decision to reappoint Mike Dirrane as Chairman of the Board at MassHousing,’’ said Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh. “MassHousing through Mike’s leadership has strongly embraced the city’s goal of creating more than 53,000 new housing units by the year 2030 to meet the needs of our middle-income residents and working families. Mike is deeply committed to helping create mixed-income housing opportunities for Boston residents and I am pleased he will continue as MassHousing’s chairman for the next seven years.’’ Since making its first loan in 1970, MassHousing has provided more than $20 billion in total financial resources for affordable and mixed-income housing. MassHousing has remained self-sufficient over the years, does not rely on taxpayer dollars to sustain its operations and in fact has provided tens of millions of dollars to the Commonwealth to support state housing programs in times of austerity. The Agency is financially robust and maintains issuer credit ratings of Aa3 from Moody’s Investor Service and AA- from Standard & Poor’s. “I am extremely pleased and grateful that Governor Baker has reappointed Mike Dirrane as Chairman of the Board for MassHousing,’’ said Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston). “Governor Baker has identified the creation and maintenance of affordable and workforce housing as a top priority, which is good news for families in greater Boston as well as in our gateway cities from Brockton to Springfield. It is most reassuring to know that Mike Dirrane will be leading that effort. His long career and expertise in the housing industry will provide wise guidance as Governor Baker and our local Mayors tackle the affordable housing challenge.’’ Since Dirrane first joined the Board in 1993, MassHousing has provided more than $15 billion in financing that has supported more than 55,000 loans to homeowners and helped to create or preserve more than 50,000 units of rental housing. Today, MassHousing has a $3 billion single-family loan portfolio with more than 22,000 loans. The Agency has a $3.3 billion multifamily loan portfolio with 448 loans for apartment communities across the Commonwealth. About MassHousing MassHousing (The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency) is an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 and charged with providing financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts. The Agency raises capital by selling bonds and lends the proceeds to low- and moderate-income homebuyers and homeowners, and to developers who build or preserve affordable and/or mixed-income rental housing. MassHousing does not use taxpayer dollars to sustain its operations, although it administers some publicly funded programs on behalf of the Commonwealth. Since its inception, MassHousing has provided more than $20 billion for affordable housing. For more information, visit the MassHousing website at www.masshousing.com, follow us on Twitter @MassHousing, subscribe to our blog, watch us on YouTube and Like us on Facebook.

BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMEMORATES 400THANNIVERSARY OF SHAKESPEARE’S DEATH WITH SHAKESPEARE UNAUTHORIZED EXHIBITION AND CITYWIDE INITIATIVE

BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMEMORATES 400THANNIVERSARY OF SHAKESPEARE’S DEATH WITH SHAKESPEARE UNAUTHORIZED EXHIBITION AND CITYWIDE INITIATIVE

Free exhibition opens today, presented by Iron Mountain Incorporated

                                                                                   

BOSTON – October 14, 2016 – 2016 marks the 400thanniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, and Boston Public Library honors the Bard’s lasting legacy with its Shakespeare Unauthorizedexhibition, opening today in the McKim Exhibition Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with the BPL citywide initiative All the City’s a Stage: A Season of Shakespeare at the Boston Public Library, connecting audiences to theater and the dramatic arts with programs throughout the library system. Boston Public Library holds one of the largest and most comprehensive publicly-held collections of Shakespeare, including the first four folios of his collected works, 45 early quarto editions of individual plays, and thousands of volumes of early source material, commentaries, translations, manuscripts, and more. Visit www.bpl.org/shakespeare to view the complete offerings of the initiative.

“At some point in life, everyone has experienced the work of Shakespeare," said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "These opportunities at the Boston Public Library give all the chance to learn more about the creative genius of Shakespeare and how his legacy lives on today."

“Shakespeare Unauthorized is sure to engage and inspire people of all ages, and we hope visitors leave with a better understanding of not only Shakespeare’s works, but an appreciation for the world-class Shakespeare holdings of one of Boston’s finest cultural institutions,” said Julie Burros, Chief of Arts & Culture for the City of Boston. “We applaud the Boston Public Library for ensuring these works are accessible to everyone.” 

Shakespeare Unauthorized: Experience the original works of “The Bard”

Shakespeare Unauthorized, a major gallery exhibition on view from October 14, 2016 through March 31, 2017, includes extraordinarily rare first and early editions of familiar and beloved plays like A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, and The Merchant of Venice, as well as all four Shakespearean folios, most notably the BPL’s own copy of the world-famous First Folio. Through the pages of these precious books, visitors can experience Shakespeare in his original language and spelling, just as he would have been read by book lovers and theater-goers hundreds of years ago. 

Shakespeare Unauthorized is made possible through the financial support of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in storage and information management services. Based in Boston, Iron Mountain provides charitable grants of funding and in-kind services to cultural and historical preservation projects likeShakespeare Unauthorized through its Living Legacy Initiative.

“We’re proud to help bring this exhibition to life in our home city of Boston,” said Ty Ondatje, senior vice president, Corporate Responsibility and Chief Diversity Officer at Iron Mountain. “Our philanthropic mission is to preserve and create access to our world’s cultural and historical treasures, those ideas and artifacts that make up the human experience, so that they can be shared and enjoyed by everyone. The works and legacy of Shakespeare are the very definition of iconic and timeless treasures, and we’re honored to help present the Library’s impressive collection to the world.”

Shakespeare Unauthorized contains far more than just books of plays: this exhibition features surprising rarities and mysterious objects; scandalous forgeries made by con men and accomplished scholars; books from the luxurious private libraries of early English aristocrats; and memorabilia from four centuries of acting and stagecraft.

“We are indebted to Iron Mountain for their leadership grant to the Boston Public Library Foundation, and for partnering with the BPL to display our extensive collection of Shakespeare materials,” said Boston Public Library President David Leonard. “This exhibition of rare and valuable items promises to provide an inspiring adventure for all who visit. We are also very grateful for the critical funding provided by The Boston Foundation, and the Associates of the Boston Public Library, for curatorial and conservation work that supported this project.”

C&G Partners created the engaging exhibition design that showcases the extraordinary historic material on display in Shakespeare Unauthorized.

“Many know the name Shakespeare, but might not know how to experience something like a rare book, however precious it may be,” said Jonathan Alger, Co-founder of C&G Partners. “So it was very important to us to help that process along for modern visitors. We designed a space that is itself theatrical, intriguing and deliberately ambiguous, veiling what’s to come as any good playwright would.”

Shakespeare’s Here and Everywhere

The Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, an independent, non-profit institution, features a complementary exhibition,Shakespeare’s Here and Everywhere,which opened on September 3 and runs through February 2017, with associated programming offered. William Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies, and histories take place in a number of fascinating and often picturesque locations throughout Europe, Asia and Africa, in eras from classical times to the Renaissance.  In this exhibition of forty maps, images and three-dimensional objects, visitors view these locales by seeing items from Shakespeare’s lifetime, learning about the world in the time of Shakespeare, and understanding the symbolic role that geography held to the dramas.

Kronborg Castle in Denmark, known as Elsinore in Hamlet, is highlighted in the exhibition. A 1629 Dutch map depicting the Danish Kingdom, along with a vignette illustrating “Elsenor,” is on display. Complementing this map is an original print of “Cronenburg” from Samuel von Pufendorf’s 1696 historical atlas. Geographically-significant quotes from the dramas set the stage for the visitors, such as Marcellus’ line from Hamlet, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” (Act 1, scene 4). Visitors also see Heinrich Bünting’s famous “Clover leaf map” from 1581 and Abraham Ortelius’ 1570 edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

“This is an opportunity for visitors to appreciate Shakespeare in a whole new way, through viewing the cartographic treasures from the collections of the Boston Public Library and our founder Norman B. Leventhal,” said Connie Chin, President of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.