Speaking of Shakespeare

SoS #58 | Diana Henderson: Digital Pedagogy and Shakespearean Adaptation

March 08, 2024 Thomas Dabbs Season 4 Episode 9
Speaking of Shakespeare
SoS #58 | Diana Henderson: Digital Pedagogy and Shakespearean Adaptation
Show Notes

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