In which John Green teaches you MORE about Bill Shakespeare's Hamlet. John talks about gender roles in Hamlet, and what kind of power and agency Ophelia and Gertrude had, if they had any at all (spoiler alert: we think they did). You'll...

This week on Crash Course Literature, John Green is continuing to talk about Shakespeare's dark, bloody, Scottish play, Macbeth. This time around, we're looking at the play's characters operate, how the play deals with gender, and the...

The lives and rights of women in Greece, from a modern perspective, seem severely limited; yet, they played important roles in society.

Kathryn Hughes explores the role of women in middle class Victorian society. Highlighting the conflicted and restrained behaviour expected of women between being learned but not too intelligent, beautiful but not sexual, Kathryn reveals...

This video delves into Act 1, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, focusing on Lady Capulet's intricate metaphorical advice to Juliet regarding Paris. It explores themes of literary symbolism, cultural context, and the societal...

Janel George is an Associate Professor of Law and the founding Director of the Racial Equity in Education Law and Policy (REELP) Clinic. Her clinical projects and research focus on the development and implementation of legislative...