The timing could not be more appropriate to talk about issues of exclusion and inclusion in society, the topic at the center of the next Inserra event presented with Arts & Cultural Programming | Peak Performances at the Kasser Theater.<\/p>\n
“Venice as a Metaphor of the World: Otherness, Immigration, and Religion in Shakespeare’s <\/strong>The Merchant of Venice<\/em><\/strong> and in Today’s World”<\/strong><\/a> (Tue. Sept. 26 at 6:30 in the Kasser Theater) was designed in connection with Karin Coonrod’s innovative production of Shakespeare’s play with five different Shylocks (running at the Kasser from Sept. 19 to Oct. 1).<\/p>\n Join Karin Coonrod, Alessandro Cassin (Centro Primo Levi) and Teresa Fiore (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ State U) for a conversation about The Merchant<\/em> – recently described as “a cure for xenophobia” by Stephen Greenblatt – the Venice Ghetto, and the timeless and complex stories they have to offer about humanity and justice.<\/p>\n Presented in collaboration with the Centro Primo Levi in New York, the Italian Program (Department of Modern Languages and Literatures) and the Jewish American Studies Program at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, this conversation is part of a larger series of events about <\/a>The Merchant<\/a> <\/em>to be offered on campus this month, and it is an honor to be able to provide an Italian perspective on the great variety of topics that this production wants to create a lively debate about. RSVP soon!<\/p>\n