Course Catalogue Summer Semester 2026
Shakespeare and the Idea of Europe
Type:
Theory seminar
Semester:
SoSe25
Target group
Basic Studies
Dates - place & time
| Typ | Start | End | Day | Turnus | from-to | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.04.25 | 07.07.25 | Monday | Wöchentlich | 14:00 - 16:00 | Filzengraben 2, Aula |
| Typ | |
| Start | 14.04.25 |
| End | 07.07.25 |
| Day | Monday |
| Turnus | Wöchentlich |
| from-to | 14:00 - 16:00 |
| Location | Filzengraben 2, Aula |
Seminar description
Shakespeare lived and wrote on the cusp of the idea of Europe. He not only chronicled this historical development, but through historical antecedents and other tropes, he warned us about it. We will use adaptations of his plays on film to examine his warnings. Topics covered will include anti-semitism, anti-blackness, Islamophia, and the notion of soveignty. Students will keep a journal reflecting on the idea of Europe through Shakespeare and its continuing impact to day. Plays include Othello, the Merchant of Venice, and Henry the 4th, I and II.
Student office
Karin Cordes
Juliane Schwibbert
Claudia Warnecke
Heumarkt 14, 50667 Köln
+49 221 20189 - 194 /119 / 187 / 249
studoffice@khm.de
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Winter semester 2025/26
Lecture period:
20.10.2025 until 13.02. 2026
Summer semester 2026
Lecture period:
13.04.2026 until 24.07.2026
Winter semester 2026/27
Lecture period:
12.10.2026 until 05.02.2027
Winter break:
21.12.2026 until 01.01.2027
