Senate House Library holds annual Fellowship Lecture

Above: Harley Granville-Barker

In May 2021, Dr Richard Ashby delivered the culminating lecture of his Visiting Research Fellowship at Senate House Library. Hosted by the Friends of Senate House Library, this online lecture explored Dr Ashby’s research into the collection of the ground-breaking 20th century theatre director, Harley Granville-Barker, who revolutionised the presentation of Shakespeare.

Dr Ashby talked about Granville-Barker’s thoughts and ideas, as revealed in the handwritten annotations made in his copies of Shakespeare’s plays, and the discoveries that could lead to future research. You can watch the lecture online at: bit.ly/Fellowship-Lecture-2021

Senate House Library awarded the Visiting Research Fellowship 2020 to Dr Ashby for his research on actor, director, playwright and manager, Harley Granville-Barker. Dr Ashby started his research in October 2020 and, throughout his time at the University, made use of the Library’s rich resources relating to theatre and literature.

The Visiting Research Fellowship was funded in joint partnership with the Friends of Senate House Library, offering postdoctoral researchers up to £10,000 and access to the Library’s world–class collections for three months. For more information about the Friends of Senate House Library, including how to become a member for free, please visit: london.ac.uk/senate-house-library/friends