University of Calgary Professor Emeritus Arthur Frank, Professor II at VID Specialized University in Oslo and a visiting professor at Columbia University, will present “Polyphonic Suffering: Reading Shakespeare to Respond to Illness” at Boston College on March 12 at 7 p.m. in Gasson 100. Frank, who writes and lectures on the experience of serious illness and the ethics of care, is the author of King Lear: Shakespeare’s Dark Consolations. His focus is on stories of illness and suffering, and how those who suffer can benefit from telling their own stories and hearing others’ stories. His other publications include the memoir At the Will of the Body and the acclaimed The Wounded Storyteller, among others. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he is a recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Bioethics Society. Frank’s lecture is presented by the BC Lowell Humanities Series and cosponsored by the BC Center for Psychological Humanities & Ethics. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.