Professor Michael Dobson has received a top award from fellow academics in Ukraine – recognising his support for developing Shakespeare studies in the country’s universities.
The Academy of Sciences of the Higher School of Ukraine has admitted the world-renowned Shakespeare expert as an Honorary Member.
In a special online ceremony, Academy members awarded an honorary Academician diploma to Professor Dobson, who is Director of the University of Birmingham’s Shakespeare Institute, in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Nataliya Torkut, Head of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre, commented:
“We sincerely admire how much Professor Dobson has aided the development of Ukrainian Shakespeare studies. His enthusiastic participation in the activities of the Ukrainian Shakespeare Centre inspires and elevates the status of our events, giving them an aura of direct contact with Stratford, where even the stones remember the sound of Shakespeare’s footsteps.
“We are so very grateful to Professor Dobson for writing and speaking about Ukraine, in both the academic and public realm. By devoting…
