Speaking of Shakespeare

[See SEGMENTS below] Thomas Dabbs speaks with Jenelle Jenstad about the future of digital humanities, specifically in early modern research. Janelle is General Editor and Director of The Map of Early Modern London (MoEML) and a Coordinating Editor of the Internet Shakespeare Editions (ISE). She is also director of LEMDO (Linked Early Modern Drama Online), a TEI encoding, editing, and anthology-bui...

This conversation is also available on YouTube under the search term, 'Speaking of Shakespeare.'  Aaron Pratt studied the early modern period with a cadre of fine scholars first at Ohio State University and then at Yale University. He is currently the Carl & Lily Pforzheimer Curator of Early Books & Manuscripts, Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Austin.  Aaron descr...

[See SEGMENTS below] Thomas Dabbs speaks with Heather Knight about theatre during the Shakespearean period. In this discussion, Heather Knight discusses recent archeological finds at the Boar's Head, Whitechapel. This conversation also covers findings that concern The Curtain Theatre, the venue for Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. The Curtain was once thought to be a round sha...

[See SEGMENTS below] Thomas Dabbs speaks with Heidi Craig of Texas A&M University. Heidi Craig is the General Editor of the World Shakespeare Bibliography. A graduate of the University of Toronto, Heidi also works on Shakespeare, early modern drama, book history and bibliography and digital humanities. LINKS: World Shakespeare Bibliography: https://www.worldshakesbib.org Early Modern Dramatic...

[See SEGMENTS below] Thomas Dabbs speaks with David McInnis of the University of Melbourne. Along with Roslyn L. Knutson and Matthew Steggle, David is founder and co-editor of 'Lost Plays Database', and is the author of 'Shakespeare and Lost Plays' (Cambridge, 2021). LINKS: Lost Plays Database: https://lostplays.folger.edu/Main_Page Shakespeare VR: https://cmu-lib.github.io/dhl...

Thomas Dabbs speaks with Brett Greatley-Hirsch, University Academic Fellow in Textual Studies and Digital Editing, University of Leeds. Brett is a Coordinating Editor of Digital Renaissance Editions (DRE) and Co-editor of the journal Shakespeare (Routledge) and a Trustee of the British Shakespeare Association.

Thomas Dabbs speaks with John Yamamoto-Wilson, Sophia University, Tokyo, (retired) about his book entitled 'Pain, Pleasure, and Perversity', about rare early modern books, Shakespeare and also about his YouTube channel, Ano Sensei. SEGMENTS: 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:05 Pain, Pleasure, and Perversity / Clark's Martyrology 0:06:10 Research at Cambridge / Attitudes toward suffering 0:07:35 J...

Available as a podcast from your favorite service at: https://speakingofshakespeare.buzzsprout.com (See SEGMENTS below): Thomas Dabbs speaks with Professor Kyoko Matsuyama about Shakespeare. Professor Matsuyama examines many elements of Shakespeare, including Shakespearean influences in novels, mange, and anime. 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:16 End of 1st year of pandemic teaching 0:04:55 The wonders of the...

Thomas Dabbs speaks with Professor Hirohisa Igarashi of Toyo University about the First Folio of Shakespeare and about teaching and performing Shakespeare in Japan.

SEGMENTS listed below. Thomas Dabbs speaks with Pip Willcox, Head of Research, The National Archives, U.K., about online collections, public engagement, and special holdings of the National Archives, specifically Shakespearean holdings. SEGMEMTS: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:21 - Greetings, Digital Oxford 0:05:55 - The human element 0:07:00 - Pandemic remote work environment 0:13:05 - Pip's role at t...

Thomas Dabbs speaks with Alexa Alice Joubin of George Washington University about her book on Shakespeare in East Asia, and about race and cultural appropriations in Shakespeare studies and performance. SEGMENTS: 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:55 Shakespeare in East Asia 0:11:30 Alexa's life, cultural background and Shakespeare 0:23:20 Global Shakespeare 0:27:30 Alexa's American experience / racial...

[Click 'More' below to see SEGMENTS] Thomas Dabbs speaks with Shakespearean actor Ben Crystal. Ben is also a writer, a producer, and curator of the Shakespeare Ensemble. Ben speaks about Shakespearean acting, on stage and online, and also about salmon and many other topics. Ben is an expert in OP, or the Original Pronunciation of words in Shakespeare's works, and he also has worked...

Thomas Dabbs speaks with Eric Johnson, Director of Digital Access, Folger Shakespeare Library about the relationship between the Folger and Aoyama Gakuin University. Eric also talks about the Folger's history and holdings and how his team is making rare Shakespearean material available for open access viewing online. TOPICS: #folgershakespeare #aoyamagakuin #shakespearescholarship #first foli...

Ben Crystal speaks at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo about maintaining the performing arts and Shakespearean performance during a pandemic. This talk was hosted by Thomas Dabbs and sponsored by the AGU English Literary Society.

Thomas Dabbs and Professor Sarah Olive speak about teaching during the Covid pandemic, about sound educational practice in teaching Shakespeare, and about Shakespearean performance. Dabbs and Olive also discuss issues concerning global adaptation and transgender representations in Shakespearean production and performance.