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Newswise — Shakespeare academics available for media interviews ahead of the 400th anniversary of The Bards death.

University of Birmingham's Shakespeare Institute is an internationally renowned research institution established in 1951 to push the boundaries of knowledge about Shakespeare studies and Renaissance drama.

A number of Birmingham's academics are available for media interviews ahead of the anniversary weekend on the 23rd April and leading up to the World Shakespeare Congress being held in Stratford Upon Avon and London in July:

Professor Michael Dobson is Director of the Shakespeare Institute and Professor of Shakespeare Studies.

Professor Ewan Fernie, Chair of Shakespeare Studies and Fellow.

Professor John Jowett, Professor of Shakespeare Studies, Deputy Director of The Shakespeare Institute.

Dr Chris Laoutaris, Birmingham Fellow, Shakespeare Institute

Dr Abigail Rokison-Wood, Lecturer in Shakespeare and Theatre

Dr Erin Sullivan, Senior Lecturer, Shakespeare Institute

Dr Martin Wiggins, Shakespeare Institute

To read full staff profiles and to get more information about areas of expertise go to: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/shakespeare/staff/index.aspx

For more information please call Rebecca Hume, Communications Manager for Social Sciences and the Arts, University of Birmingham: Tel +44 (0)121 414 9041 or email [email protected] Out of hours please call +44 (0)7789 921165 or email [email protected]