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IASEMS was founded in 2008 to promote scholarship and research on Shakespeare and early modern English literature, language and culture. It has quickly become an intellectual home for scholars and students of early modernity in Italy and beyond.
IASEMS also welcomes theatre, cinema professionals, and all interested in the European Renaissance. Join us!
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CFP • The Winter’s Tale: From Page to Stage • IASEMS Tempera Seminar 2027
The University of Padova is pleased to announce that, on 7-9 June 2027, it will be hosting the next IASEMS Tempera Seminar, with a focus ... Read more
2027 Bursaries for early-career IASEMS members
The Italian Association of Shakespearean and Early Modern Studies is accepting applications for bursaries to support the participation of early-career members (i.e. PhD students and ... Read more
17th IASEMS Conference in Napoli • 2026
17th IASEMS CONFERENCE Affective Shakespeare and the Early Modern Imagination: Empathy, Voice, Spectatorship Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Chiostro di San Pietro Martire ... Read more
New deadline • Mariangela Tempera Book Prizes • 31 March 2026
IASEMS awards a biennial “Mariangela Tempera” Book Prize and “Mariangela Tempera” Early Career Book Prize for books published in the area of Early Modern English ... Read more
CFP • IASEMS Conference 2026 • Affective Shakespeare and the Early Modern Imagination: Empathy, Voice, and Spectatorship
University of Naples Federico II, Naples, 28–30 May 2026 ... Read more
2026 Bursaries for early-career IASEMS members
The Italian Association of Shakespearean and Early Modern Studies is accepting applications for bursaries to support the participation of early-career members (i.e. PhD students and ... Read more
