Where “To be, or not to be”: 150 Years of Shakespeare in Ottawa, Lightning Talk (7 min)

London, Ontario

This talk will focus on the “Shakespeare in Ottawa: 1867-2017” project, a distinctive example of the application of GIS in the Digital Humanities. As part of this work, we produced an ArcGIS Online Story Map pinpointing the locations, by venue, where productions of Shakespeare plays were held in Ottawa over the span of 150 years since Confederation. Each entry provides an image of the venue, the date range and number of productions held there, as well as open access to more detailed data collected about the productions. The venues range by type, such as theatre, park, educational institution, and more. This endeavour was part of the greater “Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map” project, which was directed by Dr. Irena R. Makaryk at the University of Ottawa, and is “intended to systematically record and subsequently analyse the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped -- and continue to shape -- Canadian culture.”

https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/wlgisday/2020/lighteningtalks/22