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Livestreamed on this page Saturday 23 September at 5:00 p.m. EDT (New York) / 4:00 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 2:00 p.m. PDT (San Francisco). 

Montclair, NJ, United States
Saturday 23 September 2017

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Roundtable Discussion about The Merchant of Venice

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The Office of Arts and Cultural Programming at Montclair State University hosted a Roundtable Discussion about The Merchant of Venice, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer producted HowlRound.TV network on Saturday 23 September at 5:00 p.m. EDT (New York) / 4:00 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 2:00 p.m. PDT (San Francisco). 

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Featuring Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Supreme Court of the U.S.) and Shakespeare scholars David Scott Kastan (Yale University) and James Shapiro (Columbia University), with an introduction and concluding remarks by Montclair State University scholars Naomi Liebler and Adam Rzepka.

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HowlRound TV is a global, commons-based peer produced, open access livestreaming and video archive project stewarded by the nonprofit HowlRound. HowlRound TV is a free and shared resource for live conversations and performances relevant to the world's performing arts and cultural fields. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and to develop our knowledge commons collectively. Participate in a community of peer organizations revolutionizing the flow of information, knowledge, and access in our field by becoming a producer and co-producing with us. Learn more by going to our participate page. For any other queries, email [email protected], or call Vijay Mathew at +1 917.686.3185 Signal/WhatsApp. View the video archive of past events.

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