tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post3230740145265367773..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: Shakespeare! Help!Bardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-87426115309508239522016-03-13T18:03:56.328-07:002016-03-13T18:03:56.328-07:00And, of course, people as commodities (slaves, wom...And, of course, people as commodities (slaves, women, workers) extends this further. And land/conquest as a commodity? That also opens the door to scholarship on the Atlantic world (and <em>The Tempest</em>). Of course, IANASS (I Am Not a Shakespeare Scholar).Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093558563358431804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-70379745200093992852016-03-13T14:28:20.666-07:002016-03-13T14:28:20.666-07:00Bardiac, I'm just thinking about the stuff tha...Bardiac, I'm just thinking about the stuff that's being traded - within Europe and around the world, and about the ways the plays might be a way of thinking about England in the world through the things mentioned. Spices, silks, tobacco, gold and silver, etc. all coming from someplace else. So that rather than focusing on race as a way to see the world in the plays, what about stuff? <br /><br />This may just demonstrate that commodities and trade have been one of the themes of my "World Since 1500" course this semester. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-50554553117431087722016-03-12T08:41:00.786-08:002016-03-12T08:41:00.786-08:00No ideas for you (not a Shakespearean), but I alwa...No ideas for you (not a Shakespearean), but I always learn so much from these posts. undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-36095713042659948262016-03-11T06:38:24.783-08:002016-03-11T06:38:24.783-08:00Hugh Grady, Jean Howard, and Christian Smith just ...Hugh Grady, Jean Howard, and Christian Smith just did a panel at MLA on Shakespeare's influence on Marx. Here's a <a rel="nofollow">link</a> to the titles of their papers. I don't know what Grady or Howard have published recently, but they are my favorite Shakespeareans, so I'll be following up with interest. <br /><br />I like all the serial histories. The H6 ones are not as good as the H4/5 ones, but still fun. There are so many people to keep track of, though. It's sort of like my obsession tracing all those people. <br /><br />When I was in the SAA seminar last you on Marx, I got two books that I found interesting: <br /><br />Bartolovich, Crystal, Jean E. Howard, and David Hillman. Marx and Freud: Great Shakespeareans Volume X. London: Bloomsbury, 2012.<br /><br />Egan, Gabriel. Shakespeare and Marx. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004. <br /><br />Those are good places to start. <br />Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-90392421850922062142016-03-11T05:52:18.363-08:002016-03-11T05:52:18.363-08:00I really enjoy teaching the second tetralogy, but ...I really enjoy teaching the second tetralogy, but the H6 plays not so much. What theory would you read for Marxism these days? Who's doing exciting work I could use for the readings?Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-74168605261755843032016-03-11T05:51:22.328-08:002016-03-11T05:51:22.328-08:00Susan, can you tell me more, please? (I'd be ...Susan, can you tell me more, please? (I'd be happy for an email if that works better for you, thanks.)Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-51272747673294178622016-03-10T21:36:52.083-08:002016-03-10T21:36:52.083-08:00I'm al interested in commodities right now. I...I'm al interested in commodities right now. I don't know what the critical lit is on it,but..,,Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-16906122392195992422016-03-10T19:41:32.925-08:002016-03-10T19:41:32.925-08:00My Shakes-heroes are bringing back a resurgence in...My Shakes-heroes are bringing back a resurgence in Marxist Shakespeare criticism. With all the focus on the economy during the election, you might think about doing something with Shakespeare and class, in terms of the nobles versus the average Joes. But then, my bias is toward the history plays, so I would work that angle pretty hard. In fact, I'll be teaching Shakespeare in the fall, too, so maybe I'll focus on "what makes a good leader?" in the class. (Not really a Marxist topic, per se, but an interesting one, to me.) Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.com