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23, 2026</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To: UCR
Emeriti and Retirees</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Re:<b> </b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>“Why Tragedy? Two Famous Plays by
Shakespeare” – Dickson Presentation by John Briggs </span></p>
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UCR Emeriti (UCREA) and Retirees’ (UCRRA) Associations invites you to attend the
upcoming Edward A. Dickson Emeritus/a Lecture Talk Series. Each year three
retired UCR faculty are awarded Edward A. Dickson Professorships to support
their research, teaching, or public service activities. In the year following
their awards, Dickson Professors give public presentations of their work. <br>
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<b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">“Why Tragedy? Two Famous Plays by Shakespeare"</span></b></span></p>
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Dickson awardee John Briggs | <b>Date</b>:
Tuesday, November 17, 2026</span></p>
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Building 1101 in the University Village and Livestreamed via Zoom<br>
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<b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">Description</span></b></span></p>
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do Shakespeare's plays Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet continue to move and
fascinate us even as they give us pain? Why do many of us keep going back to
read and see them?<br>
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A preview of a larger study that returns to some of the basic questions that
need to be</span></p>
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about Shakespearean tragedy.<br>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">Refreshments
will be provided</span></i></b></span></p>
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seating is given to members of the UCR Emeriti and Retirees’ Associations who
much register by October 17, 2026 on the Retirement Center webpage at:</span></p>
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<b><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121)">A Special Thank You to Our Co-Sponsors</span></b></span></p>
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Please find the invitation flyer attached. We welcome you, your family and
friends to join us!</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:110%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">UCR
Emeriti and Retirees’ Associations<span style="color:black"></span></span></p>
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