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Series:   Elements in Shakespeare and Pedagogy

Shakespeare and Neurodiversity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2025

Laura Seymour
Laura Seymour
Affiliation:
Birkbeck College, University of London

Summary

Shakespeare and Neurodiversity argues that the Shakespeare classroom should be a place where neurodivergent learners flourish. This Element addresses four key areas: questions of reasonable adjustments, the pace of learning, the issue of diagnosis, and Shakespearean neurodivergent futures in education. Throughout, the Element provides activities and theoretical explanations to enable students and educators to understand how these four areas of Shakespeare education have often been underpinned by ableism, but can now become sources of neurodivergent flourishing.
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Shakespeareneurodivergenceneurodiversitypedagogyneuroqueer
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Series: Elements in Shakespeare and Pedagogy
Online ISBN: 9781009295932
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 28 February 2025

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Shakespeare and Neurodiversity
  • Laura Seymour, Birkbeck College, University of London
  • Online ISBN: 9781009295932
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  • Laura Seymour, Birkbeck College, University of London
  • Online ISBN: 9781009295932
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