Having won the hearts of moviegoers and Academy voters, Shrek is now cracking the toughest nut of all: the academic community. Middlesex University London is throwing the film a 20th birthday party in the form of a conference.
On November 13, the school will host an online symposium examining the legacy of the film and the franchise it spawned.
The event is being organized by Dr. Sam Summers, associate lecturer in animation at Middlesex and author of Dreamworks Animation: Intertextuality and Aesthetics in Shrek and Beyond, and Dr. Lilly Husbands, lecturer in animation and visual culture at Middlesex.