What would Hamlet be like if we didn't already know what was going to happen? What would the play look like if we only knew what Hamlet knew? Neema talks to Amir Khan (Missouri State University) whose book Shakespeare in Hindsight: Counterfactu

SCT #35: Shakespeare, Character and Morality with James A. Knapp

Mar 23rd, 2017 59m 11s

Neema talks to James A. Knapp (Loyola University Chicago) about Shakespeare, Character and Morality. Topics include: the motivations of literary characters, emotions and human nature, ethics, and partisanship / political bubbles.Knapp's essay

SCT #34: Shakespeare and Trump with Jeffrey R. Wilson

Nov 25th, 2016 1h 8m

Neema welcomes Jeffrey R. Wilson (Harvard) to discuss the election of Donald Trump, its impact on the intellectual climate, and some of the ways in which Shakespeare was used in the coverage of the US election. Wilson’s essay, “Public Shakespea

SCT #33: Interview with Michael D. Bristol

Nov 18th, 2016 59m 37s

Neema interviews Michael D. Bristol (McGill) about a wide range of topics including: Mikhail Bakhtin, LC Knights's famous attack on A.C. Bradley "How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth?", the importance of character to Shakespeare criticism, is Sha

SCT #32: Interview with Stephen Greenblatt

Nov 11th, 2016 49m 24s

Ahead of the publication of his forthcoming book Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory (for the Arden Shakespeare and Theory series), Neema interviews new historicism's most influential exponent, Stephen Greenblatt (Harvard). Topics include th

SCT #31: Shakespeare and Cultural Materialist Theory with Christopher Marlow

Nov 4th, 2016 46m 5s

Neema interviews Christopher Marlow (University of Lincoln) about his forthcoming book, Shakespeare and Cultural Materialist Theory, for the Arden Shakespeare and Theory Series. Topics include: Raymond Williams, Louis Althusser, the place of po

SCT #30: Shakespeare and Film Theory with Scott Hollifield

Oct 28th, 2016 53m

Neema interviews Scott Hollifield (University of Nevada) about his forthcoming book Shakespeare and Film Theory for the Arden Shakespeare and Theory series. Topics include: Roman Polanski's Macbeth, Orsen Welles's Chimes at Midnight, Baz Luhrma

SCT #29: Shakespeare and Queer Theory with Melissa E. Sanchez

Oct 18th, 2016 43m 9s

Neema interviews Melissa E. Sanchez (University of Pennsylvania) about her forthcoming book Shakespeare and Queer Theory for the Arden Shakespeare and Theory series. Discussion includes queerness in Shakespeare, whether or not it is important t

SCT #28: Shakespeare and Posthumanist Theory (with Karen Raber)

Sep 30th, 2016 1h 3m

Neema interviews Karen Raber (University of Mississippi) about her forthcoming book Shakespeare and Posthumanist Theory, part of the Arden Shakespeare and Theory series. Topics include: the difference between "The Posthuman" and posthumanism, a

SCT#27: Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory with Evelyn Gajowski and Neema Parvini

Aug 29th, 2016 1h 9m

Neema welcomes back Evelyn Gajowski, editor for the Arden Shakespeare and Theory series. In a change from the norm, in this episode, Evelyn turns the tables and interviews Neema about his forthcoming book Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory.

SCT #26: Shakespeare and Postcolonial Theory with Jyotsna Singh

Jul 19th, 2016 47m 51s

Neema interviews Jyotsna Singh about her forthcoming book Shakespeare and Postcolonial Theory for the Arden Shakespeare and Theory series. Topics include the rise of global capitalism in early modern Europe, representations of colonial power, a

SCT #25: Shakespeare and Ecofeminist Theory with Rebecca Laroche and Jennifer Munroe

Jun 7th, 2016 47m 45s

Neema interviews Rebecca Laroche and Jennifer Munroe about their forthcoming book Shakespeare and Ecofeminist Theory for the Arden Shakespeare and Theory series. Links for the Early Modern Recipes Online Collective and the Recipes Project can b

SCT #24: Shakespeare and Ecocritical Theory with Gabriel Egan

May 20th, 2016 53m 50s

What does it mean to approach Shakespeare's plays through the lens of ecocriticism? Neema welcomes back Gabriel Egan to talk about his volume for the Arden Shakespeare and Theory series, Shakespeare and Ecocritical Theory.

SCT #23: Shakespeare and Feminist Theory with Marianne Novy

May 13th, 2016 39m 20s

Why is feminist theory important to the study of Shakespeare’s plays? Neema is joined by Marianne Novy, author of the forthcoming book Shakespeare and Feminist Theory, for the Arden Shakespeare and Theory Series.

SCT #22: Shakespeare and Economic Theory with David Hawkes

May 5th, 2016 43m 52s

How are money, the marketplace, and questions of economic exchange relevant to studying Shakespeare? To find out, Neema interviews David Hawkes, author of Shakespeare and Economic Theory for the Arden Shakespeare and Theory Series.

SCT #21: The Arden Shakespeare and Theory series with Evelyn Gajowski

Apr 29th, 2016 1h 16m

In the first of a number of episodes showcasing authors from the Arden Shakespeare and Theory series, Neema welcomes the series editor, Evelyn Gajowski, who talks, among other things, about its conception and purpose, the continuing relevance o

SCT #20: Shakespeare and Cognition (Part 2) with Laurie Johnson

Apr 22nd, 2016 1h 2m

Neema delves deeper into the topic of cognition with Laurie Johnson from the University of Southern Queensland, who explains the distinction between "embodied cognition" and "distributed cognition" and how these terms relate to Shakespeare and

SCT #19: Shakespeare and Cognition with Raphael Lyne

Apr 12th, 2016 59m 15s

To kick-start season 2 of Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory, Neema spoke with Dr Raphael Lyne from the University of Cambridge about the 'cognitive turn' in Shakespeare studies and what studying Shakespeare might be able to tell us about the

Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory #18: Michael Egan

Oct 27th, 2015 1h 14m

Original date: 11th October 2013Was Shakespeare really William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon, or was he, in fact, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford? Neema interviews Professor Michael Egan, editor of The Oxfordian, about this question

Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory #17: Ros King

Oct 27th, 2015 1h 27m

Original date: 2nd October 2013Neema interviews Professor Ros King about the perceived dichotomy between presentism and historicism, the importance of dramaturgy, Elizabethan war manuals, ways of playing Ophelia in Hamlet, why the Scrivener i

Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory #16: Alison Assiter

Oct 27th, 2015 1h 9m

Original date: 20th September 2013Neema interviews the feminist philosopher Professor Alison Assiter about feminism, universalism, cultural relativism, Kierkegaard, women in academia, and many other topics.

Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory #15: Jonathan Kramnick

Oct 27th, 2015 58m 38s

Original date: 21st June 2013Neema talks to Professor Jonathan Kramnick about his critique of literary Darwinism, aesthetic value judgements, and much more.

Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory #14: Andrew Hadfield

Oct 27th, 2015 1h 13m

Original date: 27th May 2013Neema interviews Professor Andrew Hadfield. Topics include: cultural materialism vs. practical criticism; comparing Dollimore and Sinfield with F.R. Leavis; has historicism come too far or should we return to form?

Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory #12: Henry S. Turner

Oct 27th, 2015 1h 28m

Original date: 3rd April 2013Neema interviews Dr 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 Rola

Shakespeare and Contemporoary #11: David Alderson

Oct 27th, 2015 1h 3m

Original date: 15th March 2013Neema interviews Dr David Alderson. In this episode: the influence of new historicism, cultural materialism and Raymond Williams beyond Shakespeare studies; Althusser, Foucault and subjectivity; base and superstr