Jessica Chiba
MA, PhD
"Jessica was extremely good - her lectures were stimulating, informative and with humour... I would certainly enjoy another study tour with her."
"Jessica's contribution to our appreciation and understanding both of the playwrights and the play as well as the RSC’s production aims both before and after the performances added immeasurably to the three plays that we saw"
Biography
Jessica Chiba, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on the intersection between Shakespeare and philosophy, especially where questions about language overlap with issues surrounding knowledge and existence. She is currently working on a project entitled Shakespeare’s Untranslatability. Jessica gained her BA, MA and PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London, and taught at Royal Holloway and the University of Surrey before taking up a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellowship at the Shakespeare Institute.
