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Events / 2025 Victoria College Graduates Holiday Lecture: Exploring Hamnet

2025 Victoria College Graduates Holiday Lecture: Exploring Hamnet

Dec 10, 2025 7:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.

Where: Virtual via Zoom

About this event: We invite everyone to ring in the holiday season with the annual Victoria College Graduates Holiday Lecture.

Join Dr. Phillipa Sheppard as she discusses her review of the Maggie O'Farrell novel Hamnet, on which a new film—screened at this year’s TIFF—is based. The book reimagines the life and loss of William Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet, offering a poignant exploration of art, grief and legacy.

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For those unable to attend, a recording will be made available. Please contact h.herscovici@utoronto.ca for more information.