Paul Yachnin--bio

Paul Yachnin is Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies and former Director of the Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (IPLAI) at McGill University. He directed the Making Publics (MaPs) project (2005-10) and now directs the Early Modern Conversions project. Among his publications are the books, Stage-Wrights and The Culture of Playgoing in Early Modern England (with Anthony Dawson) editions of Richard II (with Dawson) and The Tempest; and six edited books, including Making Publics in Early Modern Europe (with Bronwen Wilson) and Forms of Association (with Marlene Eberhart) His book-in-progress, Making Publics in Shakespeare’s Playhouse, is under contract with University of Edinburgh Press. His ideas and the ideas of his MaPs colleagues about the social life of art were featured on the CBC Radio IDEAS series, “The Origins of the Modern Public.” A recent area of interest is higher education practice and policy, with publications in Policy Options and University Affairs and projects involving more than 25 Canadian universities.