WESTWORLD’S SHAKESPEARE: A CASE FOR SERIAL READING
Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York CityThe Department of German at NYU and Deutsches Haus at NYU present a talk by Professor Elisabeth Bronfen who will speak on "Westworld's Shakespeare: A Case for Serial Reading." Event information Westworld, a postmodern splice between artificial intelligence fantasy and the classic Western, quotes no text more often than Shakespeare's plays. This lecture explores how the serial return of these citations reflects on the seriality…