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William Shakespeare's mulberry tree, which he allegedly planted and raised in the early seventeenth century in his garden in Stratford-upon-Avon, is a peculiar site in which material culture, ecology, and fan studies collide. I seek to understand the entanglements of fandom, fan identity, antifandom, and environment by analyzing the trajectory of Shakespeare's mulberry as a relic or souvenir imbued with the Bard's legacy. Bardolatry is sustained by (and, through antifandom, threatens) the landscape that embodies and is embodied by Shakespeare's fans.
Chelsey Lush (Sat,) studied this question.