With master's degrees in both library science and in city planning, Michael Dudley is an academic librarian at the University of Winnipeg and an active member of Heterodox Academy Libraries. He has written and spoken extensively about the Shakespeare authorship question as a significant case study in suppressed academic freedom, as well as on matters of intellectual freedom and library neutrality. In 2012 he edited the American Library Association Editions book, Public Libraries and Resilient Cities. His latest book, The Shakespeare Authorship Question and Philosophy: Knowledge, Rhetoric, Identity was published in 2023 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Engagement as an HxA Member:
Presented at HxA Virtual Event, Summit, or Conference
Published on HxA: The Blog
Guest on HxA Podcast
HxA Writers Group Member or Veteran
Active Member of an HxCommunity
Active Member of an HxA Campus Community
Faculty Fellow at HxA Center for Academic Pluralism
Speaker's Title and Institutional/Organizational Affiliation:
Librarian, University of Winnipeg
Event Type :
Lecture/Presentation
Fireside Chat
Book Talk
Constitution Day Event
Classroom Visit
Workshop
Podcast
Debate, Forum, or HxConversation
Speaking Topics - List up to 5 specific topics or titles, each separated by a semicolon:
intellectual freedom; academic freedom; library neutrality; the Shakespeare authorship question
Blackout Dates (Dates speaker is unavailable, Date/Month/Year):
15/08/2024
Distance Willing to Travel:
Any/No Limits to Travel Radius
Scholarly Area:
Libraries & Museums
Modality of Event :
In Person and/or Virtual
Willingness to be recorded:
Willing
Speaking Fee (Not including travel/lodging expenses):
$0-$2,000 USD
Recent Appearance (1 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library, November 2-3, 2023
Recent Appearance (2 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
"Academic Freedom and the Shakespeare Authorship Question" (HxA Member Spotlight, https://youtu.be/CzEaY8hkcCw?si=psBtAYfXq_jvPb1P)
Recent Appearance (3 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship Conference, November 2023 (prerecorded video)
Recent Appearance (4 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship Conference, October 2021 (live video)
Recent Appearance (5 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
University of Winnipeg TEDx, "Liberating Shakespeare", March 13 2019 https://youtu.be/VDtroz67kNw?si=8c3UqQF274VCE0kZ
Link to Speaker's Professional Website (to include sample writings and more extensive bio):
https://tinyurl.com/2hfc6jza