Episode Details

Episode Topic: On the Shakespeare Trail

Trailers are everywhere. No longer only in the movie theatre, they fill our televisions and are all over the web. One major area of Shakespeare marketing that Shakespeare scholarship has almost completely ignored is the film — and now also the theatre — trailer. Peter Holland considers how they conceptualize and lure us into watching on-screen and live versions of Shakespeare's plays.

Featured Speakers: 

• Rev. James M. Lies, C.S.C., Senior Director, Academic Initiatives and Partnerships, London Global Gateway
• Boika Sokolova, Adjunct Associate Professor, London Global Gateway
• Peter Holland, Professor; McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies; Associate Dean for the Arts, University of Notre Dame

Honored Guest:

• Sir Stanley Wells CBE, FRSL, Former Life Trustee (1975-2017); Former Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (1991-2011); Emeritus Professor of Shakespeare Studies, University of Birmingham; Honorary Emeritus Governor, Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: go.nd.edu/05285b.

This podcast is a part of the London Book Club ThinkND Series titled “London Shakespeare Lecture 10th Anniversary Series”.

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