SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Podcast series in which Dr Neema Parvini, author of Shakespeare’s History Plays: Rethinking Historicism and Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory: New Historicism and Cultural Materialism, interviews Shakespeare scholars and literary theorists from around the world in a bid to gain an understanding of current thinking in Shakespeare studies and in literary criticism more generally.

In this edition Parvini talks to Jonathan Dollimore. Topics include: the importance of interdisciplinary study; differences between the French and English versions of Marxism; Karl Marx; Jean-Paul Sartre; George Steiner; Cilla Black, the 1960s and cultural memory; nature versus nurture and the question of sexuality; how Stephen Greenblatt is a bit like Bob Dylan; how cultural materialism might proceed; do we need to try to define a set of human universals or not?; and the current state of play in Shakespeare studies and the importance of ‘thinking deep, thinking hard’.

Series

Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Year of release

2013

Recording date

1 Dec 2012

Duration

70 mins

Credits

Contributor

Jonathan Dollimore; Neema Parvini

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

literary theory; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Online Availability

Online URL

http://jerryvonkramer.ipage.com/dollimore.mp3

Production Company

Name

University of Surrey, Department of English and Languages

Distributor

Name

iTunes U

Web

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