Oliver Arnold

Oliver Arnold is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, teaching since Fall 2016 with an office in Wheeler Hall, room 236. Contact: oarnold@berkeley.edu.

His research specializes in:

• Shakespeare Studies: Deep analysis of civic themes in plays like Julius Caesar
• Renaissance Drama: Exploration of 16th-17th century theatrical practices
• Political Philosophy: Connections between early modern literature and political institutions

Arnold's publications reveal a consistent scholarly trajectory examining theater's relationship with political structures. His monograph The Third Citizen (2007) links Shakespearean drama to House of Commons dynamics, while his Julius Caesar edition (2009) contextualizes the play within Renaissance political discourse—demonstrating expertise in literature's civic dimensions.