Speaking of Shakespeare

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Conversations about things Shakespearean, including new developments in Shakespeare studies and Shakespearean performance and education across the globe. These talks are also available on YouTube under the search term, 'Speaking of Shakespeare'. This series is made possible by institutional support from Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) in central Tokyo and is also supported by a generous grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

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SoS #59 | Stephen Wittek: Shakespeare and Conversion

Apr 05 2024 84 mins

Video version at: https://youtu.be/I_kDph02QcI?si=Z2jXDMPwrm3XQi0h. Stephen Wittek speaks at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, on his book, 'The Cultural Politics of Conversion in Early Modern England' on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023. Wittek’s work lies at the intersection between early modern drama, cultural studies, and digital humanities. His most recent book is a close ex

SoS #58 | Diana Henderson: Digital Pedagogy and Shakespearean Adaptation

Mar 08 2024 76 mins

Thomas Dabbs speaks with Diana Henderson of MIT about her recent work in Shakespearean pedagogy and Shakespearean adaptation in particular, but also about her influential contributions to literary study during her career as a Shakespeare scholar.00:00:00 - Intro00:02:18 - Balliol College sabbatical, current research00:06:12 - Why humanities, arts, and social science at MIT00:12:50

SoS #57 | Thomas Dabbs: With guest host, Stephen Wittek

Feb 10 2024 78 mins

Stephen Wittek sits in as co-host and speaks with Thomas Dabbs about his career, both as a Shakespearean and as a Bible teacher in Japan.00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - The Speaking of Shakespeare Series00:06:40 - Aoyama Gakuin, Tokyo, and how Dabbs got to Japan00:16:45 - “Genesis in Japan: the Bible beyond Christianity”00:34:14 - St Paul’s, Paul’s Cross and Shakespearean drama0

SoS #56 | David Sterling Brown: Shakespeare's White Others

Jan 04 2024 107 mins

Thomas Dabbs speaks with David Sterling Brown of Trinity College, Connecticut, about his recent book, entitled 'Shakespeare’s White Others', and also about other work that David has done in the field of critical race studies.[LINKS]David Sterling Brown (Website): https://www.davidsterlingbrown.comDavid Sterling Brown VR Gallery: https://hubs.mozilla.com/p963Ga4/david-st

SoS #55 | Tiffany Stern: Ballads, Malone, and Editing Shakespeare

Dec 09 2023 77 mins

Thomas Dabbs talks with Tiffany Stern of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, about her recent perspectives on ballads in early modern drama, on Edmond Malone’s 18th-century scholarship, and on her editorial work in Shakespeare and 16th-century literature

SoS #54 | Jean-Christophe Mayer: Shakespeare's Early Readers

Nov 25 2023 97 mins

Thomas Dabbs speaks with Jean-Christophe Mayer about his recent book, Shakespeare’s Early Readers and about his work with the French National Center for Scientific Research and his other research and administrative activities.00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:30 - CNRS and IRCL: Roles in research00:08:58 - Human beings in history: materialism and theory00:21:48 - Trans-disciplinary re

SoS #53 | Peter Herman: Early Modern Others

Oct 25 2023 104 mins

This is a talk with Peter Herman of the University of California, San Diego about his new book, Early Modern Others and other elements of his research that focus on the relationship between literature and culture.

SoS #52 | Eric Rasmussen: First Folio Shakespeare

Aug 11 2023 60 mins

This is a talk with Eric Rasmussen of the University of Nevada, Reno, about his work in locating and cataloguing full descriptions of over 200 copies of the Shakespearean First Folio, the large book that made Shakespeare, Shakespeare. This year is the 400th anniversary of the publication of this edition, entitled Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies a

SoS #51 | Heidi Craig: Drama during the English Civil Wars

Jul 15 2023 77 mins

This is a talk with Heidi Craig of the University of Toronto about her recent book on drama during the English Civil War period: 00:00:00 - Intro00:00:00 - Drama during the English Civil Wars00:05:46 - Old drama/new drama, when Shakespeare wasn’t first00:08:45 - Periodization of drama00:13:10 - Secret or underground performance00:17:01 - Plays becoming literary and commercial pro

SoS #50 | Darren Freebury-Jones: Robert Greene and Thomas Kyd

Jun 10 2023 81 mins

This is a talk with Darren Freebury-Jones, Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, about his two recent books: ‘Reading Robert Greene’ and ’Shakespeare’s Tutor: The Influence of Thomas Kyd'. Along with providing a fresh view of two playwrights that deserve much more of our attention, both books explore new ways to understand creative collaboratio