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Canada Reads American StyleInterview - Alma Sarai and Tottering Biped Theatre
Tara welcomes Alma Sarai, a Canadian artist, actor, musician, and arts advocate, to promote Tottering Biped Theatre's summer production of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged)" at Dundurn Castle Park in Hamilton, ON in August 2025.
Alma graduated from the Theatre and Drama Studies program at the University of Toronto Mississauga, a joint program with Sheridan College. She has been deeply involved with Tottering Biped Theatre (TBT) since 2016, serving as Associate Artistic Director and Associate Producer. Alma has performed in every "Shakespeare by Nature" production since its inception, portraying roles such as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, L...2025-07-1043 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedFarah Karim-Cooper on The Great White Bard (Rebroadcast)Can you love Shakespeare and be an antiracist? Farah Karim-Cooper’s book The Great White Bard explores the language of race and difference in Shakespeare’s plays. Dr. Karim-Cooper also looks at the ways Shakespeare’s work became integral to Britain’s imperial project and its sense of cultural superiority. But, for all this, Karim-Cooper is an unapologetic Shakespeare fan. It’s right there in the subtitle of her book: “How to Love Shakespeare While Talking about Race.” Far from casting Shakespeare out of the classroom or playhouse, Karim-Cooper shows new ways to appreciate him. By drawing connections be...2024-11-0532 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedFarah Karim-Cooper on The Great White Bard (Rebroadcast)Can you love Shakespeare and be an antiracist? Farah Karim-Cooper’s book The Great White Bard explores the language of race and difference in Shakespeare’s plays. Dr. Karim-Cooper also looks at the ways Shakespeare’s work became integral to Britain’s imperial project and its sense of cultural superiority.
But, for all this, Karim-Cooper is an unapologetic Shakespeare fan. It’s right there in the subtitle of her book: “How to Love Shakespeare While Talking about Race.” Far from casting Shakespeare out of the classroom or playhouse, Karim-Cooper shows new ways to appreciate him. By drawing connections between the plays and curr...2024-11-0532 min
Ruff Radio2024 - Ep.4 Discussing The Great White Bard with Farah Karim-CooperIn this episode, Christine Horne from the Shakespeare in the Ruff Leadership Collective sits down with renowned author Farah Karim-Cooper to discuss her highly acclaimed book The Great White Bard: How To Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race. Listen in!2024-04-1742 min
Novel PairingsMeasure for Measure by William Shakespeare with Traci ThomasWe're thrilled to welcome back Traci Thomas, host of The Stacks Podcast, for a thought-provoking discussion on one of Shakespeare's darkest comedies, Measure for Measure. In this conversation, we'll dive deep into the play's timeless themes including punishment, gender, power, and politics. We discuss how these themes continue to resonate with modern audiences, revealing the parallels between the play and our contemporary world. We also talk about how Shakespeare masterfully uses this satire in this work, even when satire doesn't necessarily equate to laugh-out-loud humor. Listen to the end for Traci’s book recommendations, including Shakespeare pairings and a so...2024-04-161h 10
The Play PodcastOthello by William ShakespeareEpisode 076: Othello by William Shakespeare Host: Douglas Schatz Guest: Farah Karim-Cooper Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We’ll discuss the play’s origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the thing. Shakespeare’s devastating exploration of race, reputation and jealousy, The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice was a popular success when it was first performed during Shakespeare’s lifetime, but in the ce...2024-02-1356 minNovel PairingsFive tips for reading television and movies with a critical lensToday we’re sharing five tips for “reading” your favorite (or least favorite) TV shows and movies. These close reading tricks will help you get more critical while you watch television, which we hope prompts more engaging discussions with your friends and family. We’re using The Buccaneers (Apple TV) as our main example in this episode, but you don’t need to watch the show in order to listen. In fact, if you like episodes in which we get a little sassy, well, this one’s for you. We also share questions to make you a more critical viewer, what...2024-01-301h 16
RHLSTP with Richard HerringRHLSTP Book Club 79 - Prof Farah Karim CooperBook Club #79 - The Great White Bard - Richard chats with Farah Karim Cooper about her brilliant thoughtful and challenging book about Shakespeare, The Great White Bard. They discuss how you can still love a writer and challenge their world view, the racial stereotyping in Shakespeare’s works and why sometimes it’s used to undermine the clichés and sometimes it isn’t, how the Tempest is more about colonialism than the teenage Richard realised, how Shakespeare’s portraits have become increasingly whiter and his work sometimes misinterpreted for jingoistic purposes, the humanity at the heart of his work which is...2024-01-1239 min
KPFA - Letters and PoliticsShakespeare & Race
Guest: Farah Karim-Cooper is a professor of Shakespeare studies at King’s College London and Director of Education at Shakespeare’s Globe. She is the author of The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race.
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2024-01-0349 min
The StacksEp. 299 Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare -- The Stacks Book Club (Farah Karim-Cooper)Author and Shakespeare scholar Farah Karim-Cooper returns for our final book club episode of the year to discuss the Bard's most famous play - Romeo and Juliet. We ask questions around why this play became William Shakespeare's most well known, and why we teach it in schools. We also share the characters we love and hate, and unpack the way race plays into the text.Be sure to listen to the end of today’s episode to find out what our January book club pick will be.You can find everything we discuss on today's sh...2023-12-271h 13The StacksEp. 298 The Best Books of 2023 with MJ Franklin and Adam VitcavageNew York Times Book Review editor MJ Franklin and Debutiful's Adam Vitcavage join The Stacks for our annual best books of the year episode. We reveal our personal picks for the ten best books of 2023, and predict trends we anticipate for 2024. Plus, we discuss all the books we're most looking forward to reading in the new year. The Stacks Book Club selection for December is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. We will discuss the book on December 27th with Farah Karim-Cooper.You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:2023-12-201h 11The StacksEp. 297 It's a Policy of Neglect with Nathan ThrallJournalist and author Nathan Thrall joins us to discuss his book A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy. Nathan explains why he wanted to tell this story in 2023, and how the events of October 7th changed how his book about life for a Palestinian family was received. Nathan also shares what folks can do to impact change in the Israel-Palestine conflict.The Stacks Book Club selection for December is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. We will discuss the book on December 27th with Farah Karim-Cooper.You can find...2023-12-131h 06The StacksEp. 296 Gatekeeping Around Shakespeare with Farah Karim-CooperAuthor and professor Farah Karim-Cooper joins The Stacks to talk about her book The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking about Race. Farah reveals how she came to be a Shakespeare and race scholar, and how her work has been received thus far. We also discuss her favorite plays by Shakespeare, and the ways in which his legacy doesn't match up with who he was in his life. The Stacks Book Club selection for December is Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. We will discuss the book on December 27th with Farah Karim-Cooper.2023-12-0659 min
You're Dead to MeShakespeare (Radio Edit)In this episode, recorded live at the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Farah Karim-Cooper and comedian Richard Herring to learn all about the life, legend and legacy of William Shakespeare himself. 2023 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays, which preserved his work for future generations. But how did a boy from the Midlands become the most famous playwright in the English-speaking world, and how did the publication of the folio contribute to his legacy? This episode explores Shakespeare’s life, career and dramatic works, as well...2023-11-1028 minYou're Dead to MeShakespeareIn this episode, recorded live at the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Farah Karim-Cooper and comedian Richard Herring to learn all about the life, legend and legacy of William Shakespeare himself. 2023 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays, which preserved his work for future generations. But how did a boy from the Midlands become the most famous playwright in the English-speaking world, and how did the publication of the folio contribute to his legacy? This episode explores Shakespeare’s life, career and dramatic works, as well...2023-11-031h 09
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Not Just the TudorsHow Shakespeare Depicted RaceIn the same way that Shakespeare’s women characters were performed by boys in female costume, African, Middle Eastern, Hispanic and Jewish roles in his plays were taken by white men, deploying a series of racial symbols, stereotypes and, to modern ears, troubling racial language. But how did Shakespeare's original audiences view race and racial difference? And how has this understanding changed? In this episode of Not Just the Tudors, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Professor Farah Karim-Cooper, whose new book The Great White Bard raises important questions about Shakespeare's depiction of both race and racism. 2023-10-0228 min
Shakespeare Anyone?Titus Andronicus: Aaron and Race in Shakespeare with Dr. Mia EscottIn today's episode, we are joined by the brilliant Dr. Mia Escott to embark on a journey through the complex intersections of race, Shakespeare, and the early modern era. Dr. Escott provides crucial context to help us understand how people of the early modern era were socially categorized based on nationality, religion, and social status. It's a crucial foundation for dissecting Shakespeare's approach to race. Aaron, the enigmatic character from Titus Andronicus, takes center stage. Dr. Escott walks us through the complexities of this character, a Moor in a world where stereotypes and villainy are...2023-09-1350 min
Book Riot - The PodcastDo You Think the Books are Fine?Jeff and Rebecca talk early 2023 prize lists, Jeff's trip to the UK, recent reading, and more.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Book Riot's editorial team is writing for casual and power readers alike over at The Deep Dive! During the month of September, all new free subscribers will be entered to win Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, plus 5 mystery books from The Deep Dive. To enter, simply start a free subscription to The...2023-09-0354 min
The John Fugelsang PodcastSpotlight on 4 American HeroesJohn Interviews Professor of Shakespeare Studies Farah Karim Cooper. They talk about her new book "The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race". Then he speaks with New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman about The Inflation Reduction Act, The Housing Is a Human Right Act, and The Pact Act. And then John chats with directors Stanley Nelson and Valerie Scoon. They discuss their new Hulu documentary "Sound of the Police" which spotlights the historically “fraught relationship” between African Americans and law enforcement.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...2023-08-191h 04
First EditionHow to Make an Anthology & Reading Shakespeare in the Context of RaceIn this episode, my colleagues Jenn Northington and Sharifah Williams talk to me about what it is like to make an anthology, specifically their new co-edited anthology, Fit for the Gods: Greek Mythology Reimagined.Then, Professor Karim Farah-Cooper joins me to talk about reading Shakespeare through in the context of race. Her new book is called The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race.Check out First Edition on Twitter, on Substack, and on Instagram.And if you have a moment to rate and review the show on Apple...2023-08-161h 04
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedFarah Karim-Cooper on The Great White BardCan you love Shakespeare and be an antiracist?
Farah Karim-Cooper's new book, The Great White Bard, explores the language of race and difference in plays such as Antony and Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus, and The Tempest. Karim-Cooper also looks at the ways Shakespeare’s work became integral to Britain’s imperial project, and its sense of cultural superiority. But for all this, Karim-Cooper is an unapologetic Shakespeare fan. It's right there in the subtitle of her book: "How to Love Shakespeare While Talking about Race." Far from casting Shakespeare out of the classroom or playhouse, Karim-Cooper shows new ways to appreciate him...2023-08-1532 minFolger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedFarah Karim-Cooper on The Great White BardCan you love Shakespeare and be an antiracist? Farah Karim-Cooper's new book, The Great White Bard, explores the language of race and difference in Shakespeare's plays. Karim-Cooper also looks at the ways Shakespeare’s work became integral to Britain’s imperial project, and its sense of cultural superiority. But for all this, Karim-Cooper is an unapologetic Shakespeare fan. It's right there in the subtitle of her book: "How to Love Shakespeare While Talking about Race." Far from casting Shakespeare out of the classroom or playhouse, Karim-Cooper shows new ways to appreciate him. And, by drawing conn...2023-08-1532 min
This Is the AuthorS8 E29: Esmeralda Santiago, Farah Karim-Cooper, and Julie SchumacherIn this episode meet award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago Professor of Shakespeare Studies at King’s College London Farah Karim-Cooper, and the first woman to win the Thurber Prize, Julie Schumacher. Tune in to hear how Farah Karim-Cooper became empowered through recording her audiobook, how Julie Schumacher intentionally included the point of views of undergraduates in her novel, and how the fear of losing history inspired Esmeralda Santiago.
Las Madres by Esmeralda Santiago
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/222921/las-madres/
The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/691287/the-great-white-bard/
The English Experience by Julie Schumacher
https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.co...2023-08-1520 min
Step Inside This Riveting Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race by Farah Karim-CooperPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649337to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race
Author: Farah Karim-Cooper
Narrator: Farah Karim-Cooper, Adjoa Andoh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes
Release date: August 15, 2023
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: TIME, NPR, The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly As we witness monuments of white Western history fall, many are asking how is Shakespeare still relevant? Professor Farah Karim-Cooper has dedicated her career to the Bard, which is why she wants to take the playwright...2023-08-158h 46
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThe Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race by Farah Karim-CooperPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race Author: Farah Karim-Cooper Narrator: Farah Karim-Cooper, Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: TIME, NPR, The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly As we witness monuments of white Western history fall, many are asking how is Shakespeare still relevant? Professor Farah Karim-Cooper has dedicated her career to the Bard, which is why she wants to take the...2023-08-1510 min
The Diverse BookshelfEp31: Farah Karim-Cooper on Shakespeare, race and the futureWilliam Shakespeare is upheld as one of the greatest writers of all time. He is the most quoted person in the English-speaking language, coming only second after those who wrote down the Bible. But is Shakespeare still relevant today? Should we still be teaching Shakespeare in school, or do young people find themselves unable to relate to his work and characters? Is the anti-black racism, anti-semitism and misogyny present in Shakespeare's writing proof that he was holding up a mirror to society, or that he was simply putting forward his own views?In this episode, I spoke...2023-05-231h 02
New Books in Performing ArtsShakespeare's "Othello" Part 3: The LanguageIn Part 3, Professor Farah Karim-Cooper offers close-readings of some of the play’s most significant scenes. You’ll also hear a special commentary on Othello by actor Keith Hamilton Cobb, author and performer of the acclaimed one-man show American Moor (https://americanmoor.com/), which examines the experience and perspective of black men in America through the metaphor of William Shakespeare’s character, Othello. Speeches and Performers: Othello, 1.3, “Her father loved me …” (Keith Hamilton Cobb) Iago, 2.1, “That Cassio loves her …” (Anton Lesser) Emilia and Desdemona, 4.3, “I would not do such a wrong …” (Dame Harriet Walter and Katy Stephens) Keith Hamilton Cobb, reflection on Othe...2023-05-1536 min
New Books in Literary StudiesShakespeare's "Othello" Part 3: The LanguageIn Part 3, Professor Farah Karim-Cooper offers close-readings of some of the play’s most significant scenes. You’ll also hear a special commentary on Othello by actor Keith Hamilton Cobb, author and performer of the acclaimed one-man show American Moor (https://americanmoor.com/), which examines the experience and perspective of black men in America through the metaphor of William Shakespeare’s character, Othello. Speeches and Performers: Othello, 1.3, “Her father loved me …” (Keith Hamilton Cobb) Iago, 2.1, “That Cassio loves her …” (Anton Lesser) Emilia and Desdemona, 4.3, “I would not do such a wrong …” (Dame Harriet Walter and Katy Stephens) Keith Hamilton Cobb, reflection on Othe...2023-05-1536 min
Shakespeare For AllShakespeare's "Othello" Part 3: The LanguageIn Part 3, Professor Farah Karim-Cooper offers close-readings of some of the play’s most significant scenes. You’ll also hear a special commentary on Othello by actor Keith Hamilton Cobb, author and performer of the acclaimed one-man show American Moor (https://americanmoor.com/), which examines the experience and perspective of black men in America through the metaphor of William Shakespeare’s character, Othello. Speeches and Performers: Othello, 1.3, “Her father loved me …” (Keith Hamilton Cobb) Iago, 2.1, “That Cassio loves her …” (Anton Lesser) Emilia and Desdemona, 4.3, “I would not do such a wrong …” (Dame Harriet Walter and Katy Stephens) Keith Hamilton Cobb, reflection on Othe...2023-05-1536 minNew Books in Literary StudiesShakespeare's "Othello" Part 2: Characters and QuestionsPart 2 delves into the characters’ psychologies and how character is created by speech — how Othello’s language reflects his changing sense of self and how Iago carries out his plot with particular rhetorical strategies. With Professor Farah Karim-Cooper, you’ll also address questions of race in Othello, including the question of whether the play’s depiction of a racist society makes it a racist play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies2023-05-0820 minNew Books in Performing ArtsShakespeare's "Othello" Part 2: Characters and QuestionsPart 2 delves into the characters’ psychologies and how character is created by speech — how Othello’s language reflects his changing sense of self and how Iago carries out his plot with particular rhetorical strategies. With Professor Farah Karim-Cooper, you’ll also address questions of race in Othello, including the question of whether the play’s depiction of a racist society makes it a racist play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts2023-05-0820 minShakespeare For AllShakespeare's "Othello" Part 2: Characters and QuestionsPart 2 delves into the characters’ psychologies and how character is created by speech — how Othello’s language reflects his changing sense of self and how Iago carries out his plot with particular rhetorical strategies. With Professor Farah Karim-Cooper, you’ll also address questions of race in Othello, including the question of whether the play’s depiction of a racist society makes it a racist play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-05-0820 minNew Books in Literary StudiesShakespeare's "Othello" Part 1: The StoryWilliam Shakespeare’s Othello is the only one of his tragedies to feature a black male protagonist. Othello is a black general who elopes with a white noblewoman called Desdemona — a marriage that Iago, Othello’s comrade-in-arms, plots to destroy. In this course, you’ll learn Othello’s story, explore the complicated impact of race on Othello’s society and Othello himself, and hear the play’s key speeches performed and analyzed by world-class Shakespearean actors and literary scholars. In Part 1, you’ll be guided through a detailed account of the story with commentary by Farah Karim-Cooper, Head of Higher Education...2023-05-0121 minNew Books in Performing ArtsShakespeare's "Othello" Part 1: The StoryWilliam Shakespeare’s Othello is the only one of his tragedies to feature a black male protagonist. Othello is a black general who elopes with a white noblewoman called Desdemona — a marriage that Iago, Othello’s comrade-in-arms, plots to destroy. In this course, you’ll learn Othello’s story, explore the complicated impact of race on Othello’s society and Othello himself, and hear the play’s key speeches performed and analyzed by world-class Shakespearean actors and literary scholars. In Part 1, you’ll be guided through a detailed account of the story with commentary by Farah Karim-Cooper, Head of Higher Education...2023-05-0121 minShakespeare For AllShakespeare's "Othello" Part 1: The StoryWilliam Shakespeare’s Othello is the only one of his tragedies to feature a black male protagonist. Othello is a black general who elopes with a white noblewoman called Desdemona — a marriage that Iago, Othello’s comrade-in-arms, plots to destroy. In this course, you’ll learn Othello’s story, explore the complicated impact of race on Othello’s society and Othello himself, and hear the play’s key speeches performed and analyzed by world-class Shakespearean actors and literary scholars. In Part 1, you’ll be guided through a detailed account of the story with commentary by Farah Karim-Cooper, Head of Higher Education...2023-05-0121 min
Talking History with Patrick GeogheganShakespeare's MacbethOn this episode of Talking History: when did Shakespeare become known as The Bard, and why does Macbeth still exert such a powerful hold on audiences hundreds of years later? Join Dr Patrick Geoghegan as he discusses witchcraft, murder and the influence of the Gunpowder Plot on the play with Prof Sandra Clark from the Institute of English Studies at the University of London, Dr. Abigail Rokison-Woodall from The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon, Prof Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies, Hertford College Oxford, and Prof Farah Karim-Cooper, Professor of Shakespeare Studies, King's College London and Director of Education & Research at Shakespeare's...2023-04-2350 min
Front RowThe 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First FolioFront Row marks the 400th anniversary year of Shakespeare's First Folio with former RSC Artistic Director Greg Doran, Guildhall Principal Librarian Peter Ross, and Shakespeare experts Emma Smith, Farah Karim-Cooper and Chris Laoutaris. Without the Folio we might not have had The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure and many others. Front Row considers the rich, complicated and sometimes paradoxical history of its compilation, printing, and significance over the centuries.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe
Producer: Sarah Johnson2023-04-1042 min
The Donmar Warehouse PodcastHENRY V: Colonialism and the Climate CrisisHENRY V: Colonialism and the Climate Crisis
Max Webster (director of Henry V) talks with Professor Farah Karim-Cooper and Indra Adnan about the relationship between colonialism and the climate crisis. They discuss the influence of Shakespeare on the construction of English identity, and how this was later deployed to justify Britain’s colonial project. They also reflect on human development, ‘growing up’, and recognising our past mistakes.
Recorded during the run of Henry V on 2 March 2022.
Max Webster is an award-winning theatre director, specialising in new work, opera and live music events. Max has directed major productions in London at The Ol...2022-08-0432 min
Gresham College LecturesShakespeare, Race and PerformanceHow do Shakespeare's familiar plays Othello and Romeo and Juliet reflect the early modern preoccupation with race and emerging concepts of colour-based racism? How do these ideas play out in early modern as well as in contemporary performance?A lecture by Farah Karim-CooperThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/shakespeare-raceGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made...2021-10-1952 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedSights, Sounds, and Smells of Elizabethan Theater, with Farah Karim-Cooper and Tiffany Stern (rebroadcast)In Shakespeare’s time, theater companies used a variety of staging effects in their productions to create a full-body experience for playgoers: fireworks, fake blood, fake body parts, paint, and more. Plays were smorgasbords for the senses—including, thanks to all those spectators and the use of animal blood, the sense of smell. Our guests, Farah Karim-Cooper and Tiffany Stern, are the editors of a 2013 collection of essays, Shakespeare’s Theatre and the Effects of Performance, written by themselves and nine other theater historians. Tiffany Stern is a Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama with the Univers...2021-08-1732 min
Shakespeare Alive1. Shakespeare and Race, with Farah Karim-CooperFarah Karim-Cooper, Head of Higher Education and Research at Shakespeare's Globe, talks to Paul about her first encounter with Shakespeare, her experiences of academia and her work on the Shakespeare and Race festival.Support the showWe ask our guests and listeners to share one modern-day item that they think should be included in an imagined Shakespeare museum of the future. What do you think of their choices, and what would you choose? Let us know at shakespeare.org.uk/future Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram 2020-11-1635 min
Such Stuff: The Shakespeare's Globe PodcastHow do we decolonise Shakespeare?In the final episode of our series on Shakespeare and Race, we take a closer look at the question that has underpinned the entire series: how do we decolonise the works of Shakespeare? We hear myriad suggestions and ideas from contributors from across the series – actors, academics and students. And we return to festival co-curators Michelle Terry (Artistic Director) and Professor Farah Karim-Cooper (Head of Higher Education and Research) to reflect on the festival and to ask what next for making decolonisation a reality at Shakespeare’s Globe and beyond. This episode also features a special reading from festival co-curator Kobn...2020-09-0944 min
Women and ShakespeareS1:E4:Farah-Karim Cooper on Shakespeare's Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Cosmetics, GesturesSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss Shakespeare's Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, cosmetics, and gestures and the way in which they are connected to race, women, and power. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Professor Farah Karim-CooperProducer: Ms Lauren Yingqi CheungArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund AwardTwitter: @earlymoderndoc Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com2020-07-2329 min
Historical FictionCleopatra - On Stage and in FictionCleopatra was one of the most famous women of all history. For centuries she has been presented by writers and artists as a seductive temptress, a femme fatale, the tragic lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. But who was the real Cleopatra? How true to life are the countless representations in plays, books and films? History Hit’s Rob Weinberg has been along to Shakespeare’s Globe to find out more about the last Pharoah of Egypt from Farah Karim-Cooper, Head of Higher Education and Research at Shakespeare’s Globe, and Diana Preston, author of Cleopatra and Antony. Ho...2020-06-2933 minSuch Stuff: The Shakespeare's Globe PodcastShakespeare and race 2020This week on the podcast, we return to the question of Shakespeare and Race. Professor Farah Karim-Cooper is joined by Professor Ayanna Thompson and Dr Noémie Ndiaye to discuss their work across Shakespeare studies and race studies, including the relationship between the history of blackface minstrelsy and Shakespeare, and early modern techniques of performing blackness and the part it played in the race struggle in early modern Europe. They also look to the future of studying race in relation to Shakespeare and his contemporaries and how they are working to move the field forwards.2020-05-2637 min
Sparking ConnectionsEpisode 7: 'Tis Pity She's a WhoreRevenge! Murder! Incest! In episode 7 of Sparking Connections, Esmé and Kim discuss the Caroline revenge tragedy 'Tis Pity She's A Whore,' by John Ford.
Show Notes:
For more information and Transcripts please visit: https://pleaseholdfor.squarespace.com
Boehrer, Bruce, ‘“Nice Philosophy”: ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore and the Two Books of God’, Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, 24.2 (1984), 355–71 <https://doi.org/10.2307/450533>
Bowers, Rick, ‘John Ford and the Sleep of Death’, Texas Studies in Literature and Language, 28.4 (1986), 353–87
Champion, Larry S., ‘Ford’s ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore and the Jacobean Tragic...2020-05-141h 01
podcastpodcastEp 74: Invisibilia | Divorce Sucks! w/ Anna Faris | No Man’s Land | It's Been a MinutePrevious Podcast Challenge for Eric: We Called Your Mom
Podcast Challenge for Lauren: Becoming Wise
Clip 1: No Man’s Land by the Wing, Four Women, One Devastating Allegation
Clip 2: Invisibilia, The Fifth Vital Sign
Eric’s bonus seggy: Your Father and I Still Love You Very Much: Divorce Sucks!, Actress Anna Faris Part 1
Lauren’s bonus seggy: Bible Lesson: It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders, 'Chewing Gum' And 'Black Earth Rising' Star Michaela Coel
Bonus: The Guilty Feminist, The Oratrix with Susan Wokoma and guests Adjoa Andoh, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dr Farah Karim-Cooper2019-04-0958 min
The Guilty Feminist142. The Oratrix with Susan Wokoma and guests Adjoa Andoh, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dr Farah Karim-CooperThe Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma Episode 142: The Oratrix with special guests Adjoa Andoh, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dr Farah Karim-Cooper Recorded 13 March at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe. Released 25 March 2019. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. Photo by Grace Gelder. Richard II set by Rajha Shakiry http://www.rajhashakiry.co.uk More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/The-Guilty-Feminist-tickets/artist/2210104 ...2019-03-251h 14Such Stuff: The Shakespeare's Globe PodcastInternational Women's DayIn this episode of Such Stuff, we celebrate International Women’s Day. Taking a look at our own work, and a wider look across the industry, we talk to brilliant women from across the theatre industry and ask: how far has theatre come in the drive for equality and inclusion, and how much further do we have to go? And what is it, right now – on and off our stages – that give us hope that by International Women’s Day next year, we will have pushed the conversation even further…
We hear from playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury, who just won the Susan...2019-03-0841 minSuch Stuff: The Shakespeare's Globe PodcastShakespeare and raceThis week on Such Stuff, we follow up on our first ever Shakespeare and Race festival, and ask: what does it mean to be a person of colour and study, teach, perform and read Shakespeare?
Our own Dr Farah Karim-Cooper sat down with Professor Ayanna Thompson, to hear her thoughts on casting Shakespeare here and in the US, and follow up on her controversial proposition that Othello is an irredeemable play.
Keith Hamilton-Cobb brings us extracts of his solo play American Moor, which was part of the Shakespeare and Race festival, and which examines the experience and perspective of black me...2018-09-2835 minSuch Stuff: The Shakespeare's Globe PodcastTrailer: Welcome to Such StuffSuch Stuff is the new podcast from Shakespeare's Globe.
What happens when the old and the new collide? We'll be looking at Shakespeare's transformative impact on the world around us, asking questions about programming, gender, race, social justice and their relationship to Shakespeare.
Meet your hosts Imogen Greenberg, Dr Farah Karim-Cooper and Michelle Terry, who will take you behind the scenes, into rehearsal rooms and onto our stages.
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