Professor David Peimer
Great Roman Emperors Who Created Our Modern World: In Life and Film
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Summary
In this provocative and informative presentation, we will explore the great Romans rulers who inspired our modern world. What exactly did they do? How did they do it? How do movies depict them in our minds today as we hunger for leadership, security, a vision of life–even if it is part illusion.
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a professor of theatre and performance studies in the UK. He has taught at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and New York University (Global Division), and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing. He has written eleven plays and directed forty in places like South Africa, New York, Brussels, London, Berlin, Zulu Kingdom, Athens, and more. His writing has been published widely and he is the editor of Armed Response: Plays from South Africa (2009) and the interactive digital book Theatre in the Camps (2012). He is on the board of the Pinter Centre in London.