Research: WR151: Controversial Shakespeare (Spring 2025): Exhibits

Newspapers

New York Times, 1985+

ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Full-page images and article images (PDF) with searchable full text from the following newspapers: Boston Globe; New York Times; Washington Post; Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Chicago Defender. See listing for each individual newspaper for specific access information.
Boston Globe (1980 - Present)
Searchable, current article text from the Boston Globe (no images, illustrations or charts included). PLEASE NOTE: For articles published before 1980, please see Boston Globe (1872-1993) via ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
Boston Globe (1872 - 1993)
Factiva
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Ethnic NewsWatch
Full text articles from newspapers and periodicals published by ethnic, minority and native presses in the U.S. Includes both historic publications, starting in 1959, as well as current ones.
International Newsstream
International, searchable, full text of selected newspapers. (Text only; does not include images, charts.)
Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni is a source for newspapers and magazines, trade journals, wire services and transcripts, as well as legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790, and information on U.S. and international companies and executives.

Video and performance

Online performances of Shakespeare from many parts of the world as well as essays by scholars and educators in the field.

Images and Editions

OPHELIA | John Everett Millais
1852, oil on canvas,Tate Britain, London
Artistic images of Shakespearean characters and images of performances
From the ARTstor database.

ARTstor
ARTstor is a database of images from museums, artists, libraries, colleges and universities, scholars, private collections, and photo archives available for teaching, education, and scholarship, with all images cleared for educational use.
Associated Press Images Collection
Associated Press Images Collection is a searchable collection of recent and historical photos from the Associated Press, plus AP graphics, articles, and brief sound clips.

OTHELLO BEHIND BARS
"Othello: The Remix" at Cook County Jail in Chicago, 2013
From the AP Images database

Film and video

Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa, 1957
From the Kanopy database

Academic Video Online
Streaming video in a wide range of subjects including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music and more.

Kanopy
Documentaries, training films, and theatrical releases available as streaming video. Clips from the videos can be embedded in presentations or shown in class.