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IdeasWhere did modern news culture come from? Think ShakespeareIt might seem like the vast, turbulent ocean of information we call news has always existed, but that's not the case. Theatrical plays in Elizabethan England set the stage for our modern news culture, argues Stephen Wittek in his post-doctoral work. He says the cross-pollination between theatre and news developed the norms for our contemporary public conversations. *This updated episode of Ideas from the Trenches was originally broadcast in 2014.
2025-05-2154 min
Sakra, o čem to bylo?Stephen King - Továrna na traumata (Osvícení)Je to král hororu, popisuje hrůzy, strachy a nechutnost lidské duše. V tomto díle si povíme něco o Stephenu Kingovi a jeho Osvícení.www.jiriwittek.czwww.instagram.com/jiriwittek
2025-03-2431 min
Speaking of ShakespeareSoS #59 | A Public Talk by Stephen Wittek: Shakespeare and ConversionVideo version at: https://youtu.be/I_kDph02QcI?si=Z2jXDMPwrm3XQi0h. Stephen Wittek speaks at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, on his book, 'The Cultural Politics of Conversion in Early Modern England' on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023. Wittek’s work lies at the intersection between early modern drama, cultural studies, and digital humanities. His most recent book is a close examination of Shakespeare’s engagement with the flurry of controversy and activity surrounding the concept of conversion in post-Reformation England. He is also the author of 'The MediaPlayers: Shakespeare, Middleton, Jonson, and the Idea of News' and co-editor of t...
2024-04-061h 24
Speaking of ShakespeareSoS #57 | Thomas Dabbs: With guest host, Stephen WittekStephen Wittek sits in as co-host and speaks with Thomas Dabbs about his career, both as a Shakespearean and as a Bible teacher in Japan.00:00:00 - Intro00:01:00 - The Speaking of Shakespeare Series00:06:40 - Aoyama Gakuin, Tokyo, and how Dabbs got to Japan00:16:45 - “Genesis in Japan: the Bible beyond Christianity”00:34:14 - St Paul’s, Paul’s Cross and Shakespearean drama00:47:03 - Digital Humanities, AI, AGU Digital Project, Archives, Meisei00:56:17 - “Waiting for Will,” avant-garde drama in Japan, prison01:04:02 - “Playing with Shakespeare in Japan”
2024-02-101h 18
Mommy And Daddy TalkBRAD FORCED SARA TO CRYGYM WEED STORE LOCATORhttps://gymweed.com/pages/store-locator0:00 Intro 0:17 Gym Weed Ad 0:59 Sara wearing glasses 1:29 Zoo 1-Year Anniversary 2:47 Sara convinced Brad lives two lives 3:33 Sara hating on Brad 4:33 Emo Sara 5:50 Depressed Sara 8:03 Hiding likes on Instagram 8:46 Brad’s back making gains 10:19 asking how old someone is 10:59 can’t cope with death 11:22 seeing old people get hurt 14:24 Stephen Hawking 15:13 Conspiracy on Stephen Hawking 18:38 Jeffrey Epstein 21:26 Sara hearing things 23:08 Sara said she’s a man eater? 24:44 Doknow slid into Sara’s DMs
2024-01-1156 min
Speaking of ShakespeareSoS #40 | Stephen Wittek: Conversion in Shakespeare and Shakespeare VRThomas Dabbs speaks with Stephen Wittek of Carnegie Mellon University about conversion, religious and otherwise, during the early modern period and also about recent developments in Shakespeare and virtual reality.
2022-11-111h 26
Speaking of ShakespeareSoS #12 | David McInnis: Lost Plays[See SEGMENTS below] Thomas Dabbs speaks with David McInnis of the University of Melbourne. Along with Roslyn L. Knutson and Matthew Steggle, David is founder and co-editor of 'Lost Plays Database', and is the author of 'Shakespeare and Lost Plays' (Cambridge, 2021).LINKS:Lost Plays Database: https://lostplays.folger.edu/Main_PageShakespeare VR: https://cmu-lib.github.io/dhlg/project-videos/wittek/SEGMENTS:0:00:00 - Intro0:02:07 - 'Shakespeare and Lost Plays' / 'Lost Plays Database' (LDP)0:08:00 - LPD and the Folger Shakespeare Library0:09:15 - History of LPD / Funding / Sustainability0:11:05 - Future of...
2021-08-121h 13