On May 1, 2025 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Hamlet, science fiction, and technology.
LEARN more about Hamlet
EXPLORE different ways digital technologies are applied to Shakespeare
- Continuing the celebration: Preserving birthday-related digital ephemera
- Digital humanities and Macbeth’s “creepiest” word
- Hamlet 360: Virtual Reality Shakespeare
- The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Digital Tempest
REFLECT on early modern approaches to death and grieving
- Dancing Skeletons and Human Hair: Remembrance, Memento Mori, and Material Culture
- Three chords and the truth
- The art of dying
LISTEN to related podcasts
- Episode 85: Shakespeare in Science Fiction
- Episode 204: Artificial Intelligence Goes to English Class, with Jennifer Black, John Ladd, and Laura Turchi
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
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Early Music Seminar: An English Christmas for the Ages
Early Music Seminar: An English Christmas for the Ages
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert An English Christmas for the Ages.
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 at 6pm ET
Teaching Romeo and Juliet with the Folger Guide
Teaching Romeo and Juliet with the Folger Guide
This two-hour professional development session for teachers focuses on teaching Romeo and Juliet using the Folger Guide.
Sat, Jan 16, 2027, 10am ET
Teaching Hamlet with the Folger Guide
Teaching Hamlet with the Folger Guide
This two-hour professional development session for teachers focuses on teaching Hamlet using the Folger Guide.
Sat, Feb 6, 2027, 10am ET
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