Do you love Shakespeare but struggle with the seemingly inherent racism? This book is for you.
The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper
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What could this cult sci-fi classic teach us about Shakespeare’s Caliban? Let’s find out.
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It’s here! Ruff Reads 2024!
We’d be lying if we said we didn’t totally geek out over choosing the Ruff Reads selections each year. And this season is no exception! Join us as we read and discuss these exciting works, and take a look at how they might help us further understand the themes and ideas found in Shakespeare’s The Tempest as we gear up for Ruff’s 2024 summer production.
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Could Disability justice be the answer to just about everything? Let’s find out.
The Future is Disabled: Prophesies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
*** Moved to Tuesday, July4th at 8pm on Zoom
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What might we learn about our present-day political landscape from Shakespeare’s plays? Let’s find out.
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We love a bold and daring theatrical reimagining of a Shakespeare play, and this one is currently getting productions across the country. Let’s read!
Ruff Reads Conversation: Teenage Dick by Mike Lew
Thursday, April 27th at 8pm on Zoom
We’re kicking off our Ruff Reads season with a classic crime novel that’s been called “the book that launched a thousand Ricardians.” Let’s read!
Ruff Reads is Back!
Happy 2023, Ruff Readers!
To those of you who read along with us last season, welcome back! And to those who are just learning about Ruff Reads now, we hope you’ll join us!
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For our final installment of Ruff Reads for the season, we’re discussing a piece that has been called “a decolonization of the novel” and a “fierce reclamation of Anishnaabe aesthetics”. We can’t wait to get into it.
Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Thursday July 28th at 8pm on Zoom
DM us or contact ruffreads@shakespeareintheruff.com for the Zoom link. (Don’t have time to read the book but still interested in the conversation? Join us anyway!)
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Listen here:
Turning away from Shakespeare’s original and towards our summer production, Ruff Reads delves into a book that has had great influence on playwright PJ Prudat and Otîhêw, her Indigenous, fur trade-era reimagining of Othello.
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