Peggy O’Brien, Director of Education at the Folger Shakespeare Library, about the Folger Method for teaching Shakespeare (see link below). This talk also covers the Folger’s educational offerings online and on-site, including lesson plans and and other offerings for those who teach Shakespeare.  The Folger Method: https://www.folger.edu/the-folger-method Folger Shakespeare Library (homepage): https://www.folger.edu 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:40 - The Folger Method and its origins 00:08:15 - NEH, Professional development, The Wide World, Folger Teaching  00:14:15 - Global literary education, bridging the language and dialect gap 00:21:00 - Why so much Shakespeare? The sweep of literature. Race and Gender. 00:27:10 - Recent troubles in American schools. Political polarization 00:37:15 - Humanities under attack. Public demand for the humanities. 00:44-38 - Outreach, Michael Witmore 00:51:34 - Shakespeare, theory, history, and student-centered interpretations 01:58:40 - Shakespearean adaptation in Japan and across the globe 01:03:00 - Peggy’s career in education 01:08:40 - Covid and adapting to change in teaching 01:10:54 - A welcome from the Folger and closing remarks This series is funded with institutional support from Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) in Tokyo and with a generous grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.