May 3, 2023
Postdoctoral fellow, Bailey Sincox (English and Humanistic Studies) receives a 2023-24 Magic Grant from the Humanities Council. This grant will enrich Bailey's new course "Theater in Early Modern London: The Purpose of Playing'; an interdisciplinary 400-level seminar in fall 2023. The course provides a comprehensive, performance-centered introduction to English drama’s golden age (circa 1570-1640). Students will travel to the United Kingdom to experience first-hand theatrical spaces that they study in class, including the recreation Globe and Whitehall’s Banqueting House, the British Library, Oxford’s Bodleian Library, and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.