Reimagining Shakespeare in 2020
December 25, 2020 – Shakespeare has been dead for more than 400 years, but to UNM English professor Marissa Greenberg, his work is alive all around us—in movies, books, opera, ballet, comic books, video games, even podcasts. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland chats with Greenberg about how artists and writers today are making Shakespeare relevant to a new generation.
Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland
Guests:
Marissa Greenberg, professor, UNM Department of English Language & Literature
Recommendations:
Greenberg recommends these movies based on Shakespeare plays:
- Ten Things I Hate About You
- She’s The Man
- Akira Kurasawa: Throne of Blood and Ran
- Baz Luhrman’s Romeo Plus Juliet
- My Own Private Idaho
- Scotland, PA
- Romeo Must Die
- The Lion King
- Ophelia
Podcasts:
- Shakespeare Unlimited Folger Shakespeare Library
- Such Stuff Shakespeare’s Globe
- That Shakespeare Life Cassidy Cash
For More Information:
The Real ‘Hamnet’ Died Centuries Ago, But This Novel Is Timeless — NPR
In ‘Gap Of Time,’ Shakespeare Is Updated, But Not Upstaged — NPR
Elsinore Smartly Reimagines Hamlet with Ophelia as the Hero — Wired
“Pandemic Pedagogy” — UNM Faculty Lightning Lounge talk by Marissa Greenberg