Speaking of Shakespeare
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).
Speaking of Shakespeare
SoS #58 | Diana Henderson: Digital Pedagogy and Shakespearean Adaptation
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 - Intro
00:02:18 - Balliol College sabbatical, current research
00:06:12 - Why humanities, arts, and social science at MIT
00:12:50 - Shakespeare and digital pedagogy
00:22:33 - Shakespeare and adaptation
00:40:09 - Shakespeare in film, Shakespeare/Sense
00:48:21 - Preserving theatre with recordings and records
00:58:30 - Diana’s work as a dramaturg
01:03:10 - Passions Made Public/ made feminism in academia
01:11:11 - Genealogies of literary criticism
01:14:33 - Closing remarks