Booking and details
Dates Thurs, Oct 17 at 4:30pm ET
Venue The Great Hall
Tickets Free
Folger Salon
Learn about research happening at the Folger in real time! Each month, Folger Institute scholar and artist fellows will share their most exciting finds and thought-provoking challenges, followed by casual open conversation. Tea and coffee will be provided.
This is a free event. No registration required.
About Folger Institute
The Folger Institute is a center for early modern research at the Folger Shakespeare Library that brings public audiences together with researchers to explore the cultures and legacies of the early modern world. Learn more.
Speakers
![Photo of Tiffany Bragg](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/08/Tiffany-Bragg-e1724331853786.jpeg?fit=50%2C50)
Tiffany Bragg
Tiffany Bragg is a PhD candidate researching early modern England, with emphasis on Anglo-Spanish diplomacy, at the University of California, Riverside.
![Photo of Alex Lewis](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/08/Alex-Lewis.jpg?fit=50%2C50)
Alex Lewis
Originally from Australia, Alex Lewis received his PhD in English from Johns Hopkins in 2022.
![Photo of Simon Smith](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/08/Simon-Smith-e1724331884622.jpg?fit=50%2C50)
Simon Smith
Simon Smith is Associate Professor at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.
![Photo of Jennifer Wu](https://images.folger.edu/uploads/2024/08/Jennifer-Wu-e1724331906942.jpeg?fit=50%2C50)
Jennifer Wu
Jennifer Wu is an Adjunct Professorial Lecturer in art history at American University in Washington, DC.
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