Foreign Geographies in English Drama, c.1576-1660

Project description

How fear of the ‘foreign’ shaped English drama

What role did non-European geographies play in shaping early modern English drama between 1576 and 1660? The EU-funded ForGED project will analyse the non-European settings of plays written and performed in this period. It will investigate how English drama invoked locations that were the focus of national mercantile and colonialist interests. It will also investigate how early modern drama engages with established foreign empires that were at once alluring and threatening to English national interests and theatre audiences alike. The findings of this qualitative analysis will shed light on how England's cultural, commercial, and colonial interests in (and anxieties about) non-European geographical locations shaped key developments in drama and theatre.

Fields of science

• humanities › arts › performing arts › dramaturgy
• humanities › languages and literature › literature studies › history of literature

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2020

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY

Net EU contribution

€ 184 590,72

Address

University Road
H91 Galway
Ireland

Region

Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Non-EU contribution

€ 0,00