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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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2 dudes talking about what to read and what great books are out there, as well as what tea to drink next! There will be occasional guest appearances. Book reviews and recommendations that are super quick and easy to listen to that are also spoiler free!
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The podcast where scholars of Japanese studies bring their expertise to bear on issues in the news. Hosted and produced by Tristan R. Grunow, Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Japanese History at Pacific University.
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Public Work is a public humanities podcast created by students and staff at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage (Brown University). Produced by Amelia Golcheski and Jim McGrath in 2017-2018. Listen to our twelve-episode series of interviews and conversations with curators, scholars, students, artists, and more.
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This is a talk with Tanya Pollard of Brooklyn College, City University of New York about Ben Jonson and about her other work on women in Shakespeare and early modern drama. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:34 - Ben Jonson’s ‘The Alchemist’. 00:15:12 - Greek tragic women, drama, research methods 00:40:15 - Work with theaters in New York City 00:52:27 - What b…
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Video broadcast here or at https://youtu.be/uVmVZxW2Pu8 Thomas Dabbs speaks with Agnès Lafont of Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 and Lindsay Reid of the University of Galway about their research and recent collaborations in early modern editing and performance. Lots of Ovid, for Ovid lovers: [LINKS] - The Edward’s Boys, 'The Maydes Metamorphos…
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Video broadcast at https://youtu.be/UO-SQwmu82Q. This is a talk with David Kastan of Yale University about his career and about what Shakespeare has to do with art and color. It features his forthcoming book on Shakespeare and Rembrandt. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:42 - Accident, chance, adventure, and scholarship 00:12:45 - Shakespeare and Rembrandt 00…
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Thomas Dabbs again speaks with James Shapiro of Columbia University, this time about his recent book entitled: ‘The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War.’ [SEGMENTS] 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:20 - ‘The Playbook’ and Shakespeare in America 00:04:17 - The Federal Theater (1935-39) 00:07:22 - Hallie Flanagan and the Fe…
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This is a public lecture by Christopher Highley of the Ohio State University on his book, 'Blackfriars in Early Modern London' (Oxford UP, 2022). Highley specializes in Early Modern literature, culture, and history. Along with his many publications, honors, grants, and awards, he is the author of Shakespeare, Spenser, and the Crisis in Ireland (Cam…
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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 rec…
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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, art…
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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 - Intro 00:01:00 - The Speaking of Shakespeare Series 00:06:40 - Aoyama Gakuin, Tokyo, and how Dabbs got to Japan 00:16:45 - “Genesis in Japan: the Bible beyond Christianity” 00:34:14 - St Paul’s, Paul’s…
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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.com David Sterling Brown VR Gallery: https://hubs.moz…
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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 - Introduction 00:01:30 - CNRS and IRCL: Roles in research 00:08:58 - Human beings in history: materialism and the…
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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,…
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Welcome to the 5th episode of the Void Of Literature. Today we will be discussing Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. We will be doing a Q&A soon and we need questions. If you have a question for the Q&A send us an email which will be displayed below. If you wish to remain anonymous write it in the description of your comment. Enjoy! Email: takoinupodca…
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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 - Intro 00:00:00 - Drama during the English Civil Wars 00:05:46 - Old drama/new drama, when Shakespeare wasn’t first 00:08:45 - Periodization of drama 00:13:10 - Secret or underground performance 00:17:01 - Plays…
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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 …
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Thomas Dabbs speaks with Emma Smith of Hertford College, Oxford, about Shakespeare’s First Folio. The year 2023 is the 400th anniversary year of this monumental edition. This conversation covers the re-release of two of Emma’s books, one on the making of the First Folio and one on the history of its reception over the following centuries.…
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