Henry S. Turner

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 Henry S. Turner. Topics include: post-historicism; does Marx’s notion of commodity fetishism still have value?; Pierre Bourdieu; The Politics of Truth by Michele Barret; the importance of Roland Barthes; literary theory and the sciences; Jonathan Kramnick’s assessment of Literary Darwinism; mimesis; Shakespeare’s theatrical ‘word cloud’; rethinking the concept of unity; and Madeline Doran’s Endevors and Art.
Series
Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory
Language
English
Country
Great Britain; Government USA
Medium
Audio
Year of release
2013
Duration
97 mins

Credits

Contributor
Henry S. Turner; 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/turner.mp3

Production Company

Name

University of Surrey, Department of English and Languages

Distributor

Name

iTunes U

Web
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Shakespeare, "Henry S. Turner". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av75114 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)