Speaking of Shakespeare Thomas Dabbs

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 (Cambridge UP, 1997), Catholics Writing the Nation in Early Modern Britain and Ireland (Oxford UP, 2008). His well-received and most recent...

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 examination of Shakespeare’s engagement with the flurry of controversy and activity surrounding the concept of conversion in po...

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 - Shakespeare and digital pedagogy 00:22:33 - Shakespeare and adaptation00:40:09 - Shakespeare in film, Shak...

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 drama00:47:03 - Digital Humanities, AI, AGU Digital Project, Archives, Meisei00:56:17 - “Waiting for Will,” avant-garde drama i...

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-sterling-gallery-vrvThe Republic of Yarnia: https://www.republicofyarnia.com[SEGMENTS]00:00:00 - Intro00:01:55 - ‘Shakespeare’s...

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