Podcasts and Feminist Shakespeare Pedagogy

This Element advocates for a feminist podcast pedagogy in Shakespeare Studies to empower women through detailed case studies and assignments, highlighting the intersection of Digital Humanities and anti-racist feminism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 75 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Scores of women feel excluded from Shakespeare Studies because the sound of this field (whether it is academics giving papers at conferences or actors sharing performance insights) is predominantly male. In contrast, women are well represented in Shakespeare podcasts. Noting this trend, this Element envisions and urges a feminist podagogy which entails utilizing podcasts for feminism in Shakespeare pedagogy. Through detailed case studies of teaching women characters in Hamlet, A Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, and As You Like It, and through road-tested assignments and activities, this Element explains how educators can harness the functionalities of podcasts, such as amplification, archiving, and community building to shape a Shakespeare pedagogy that is empowering for women. More broadly, it advocates paying greater attention to the intersection of Digital Humanities and anti-racist feminism in Shakespeare Studies.

Weight: 112g
Dimension: 178 x 126 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108977180