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I know that many of you on PERFORM and REED-L are also on SHAKSPER and will have seen the posting below, but I wanted to be sure that any of you who aren't subscribed to that listserv heard about the passing of Doug Brooks. I got to know Doug through my role as secretary/treasurer of MRDS. I'm sure that many of you will have known him better through his involvement in Shakespeare studies and Editorship of the Shakespeare Yearbook. I'm saddened that the profession has lost a colleague in the prime of his life. Gloria Betcher Forwarded Message: > To: [log in to unmask] > From: "Hardy M. Cook" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: SHK 20.0045 Obituary for Doug Brooks > Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 17:49:05 -0500 > ----- > The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 20.0045 Sunday, 1 Feburary 2009 > > From: Jim Harner <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Saturday, 31 Jan 2009 16:26:46 -0600 > Subject: Obituary for Doug Brooks > > Doug Brooks, editor of Shakespeare Yearbook, died on 27 January 2009. > His obituary can be found at > http://dmc-news.tamu.edu/templates/?a=7262&z=15. > > Jim Harner > > [Editor's Note: Doug Brooks's Obituary follows. -HMC] > > Douglas A. Brooks, 52, associate professor of English at Texas A&M > University, died on Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 27). He was in treatment for > cancer in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and was hospitalized at the time > of his death. > > [ . . . ] > > Dr. Brooks came to Texas A&M in September 1997 and had been an English > faculty member for 11 years. His area of concentration is early modern > literature in English with focuses on drama, book history, and gender > studies. A popular and engaging teacher, Dr. Brooks' passion for the > classroom had been recognized with two university teaching awards. He > coordinated the Liberal Arts Honors Program for several years. In > addition, Dr. Brooks spent countless hours mentoring students at Texas A&M. > > A respected scholar, Dr. Brooks served as editor of the Shakespeare > Yearbook, an international journal of Shakespeare scholarship. He had > edited four books, authored 10 journal articles and 10 book chapters. He > was working on a new manuscript at the time of his passing. > > Dr. Brooks especially loved Shakespeare, and took great strides to > introduce students to the English author. He was selected to deliver the > very first Freshman Academic Convocation at Texas A&M in August 2003. > The title of his presentation was "A Tale of Two Shakespeares." He > served as faculty advisor for the Texas A&M Shakespeare Festival during > his 11 years at the university. > > In an email to English majors, Dr. Jimmie Killingsworth, professor of > English and head of the department said: "Like you, I was honored to > know Douglas Brooks, to spend time in the glow of his brilliance, to > hear his zany laugh, and have him as a close friend and colleague. We > will all miss him." > > _______________________________________________________________ > S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List > Hardy M. Cook, [log in to unmask] > The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net> > > DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the > opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the > editor assumes no responsibility for them. >