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*I am working on this as well, so let me add these to Katherine's excellent list: * Barnouw, Eric. *Tube of Plenty: The Evolution of American Television.* MacCabe, Colin. *High Theory/Low Culture: Analyzing popular television and film*. Spigel, Lynn, and Jan Olsson. *Television After Tv: Essays on a Medium in Transition*. *All the best, Ellen * On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 02:31, Susanne Greenhalgh < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Mike, I wrote the entry on 'Television' for the Shakespeare Encyclopedia, > and can let you have a copy, though it doesn't talk about film. > > I'll try and add some other suggestions later in the day after teaching, > but I wanted to flag up to list members that I am beginning to put together > a proposal for an essay collection on 'Television Shakespeare' which would > seek, among other things, to think through some of the issues Katherine > raises, as well as interrogating the specificity of the televisual medium > and the kind of 'Shakespeares' it has produced from an international > perspective. I'm hoping that some of you might be interested in contributing > to such a project, and that you might also have suggestions as to what > should be covered. > > Best, > > Susanne > > Susanne Greenhalgh, > Principal Lecturer, > Department of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, > Director, Centre for Research in Renaissance Studies, > Roehampton University London. > > 0208-392-3334 > ________________________________________ > From: Discussion list for audiovisual Shakespeare project [ > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Katherine Rowe [ > [log in to unmask]] > Sent: 05 November 2010 02:05 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Differences Between Film and Television > > Hi Mike, > > I think this is a really difficult issue to frame successfully, because all > three modes are in fact heterogeneous, over time and even within the same > period, not to mention different geo-cultural contexts. It might be > worthwhile thinking comparatively about modes of delivery (live or recorded > broadcast, etc.), or production (centralized or decentralized), or fictional > structures (seriality vs one offs). Most of the essays that I know that set > out to do what you are describing end up foundering on some generalization > that the argument requires, but that can be demonstrated not to hold true, > or that 10 years later doesn't hold true. The study that I find most > provocatively complex and challenging, for my own thinking, is chapter two > of Auslander, Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture. Nothing there > about Shakespeare that I can recall. But lots for someone wanting to think > about this problem. It's not a quick read. > > On history of TV Shx -- anything by Uricchio (also not usually a quick > read). Not Shakespearean in focus, but if what you want is some solid > television studies work, you could take a look at the following (all focused > on British and US TV) and mine them for key passages to get your students to > test/apply in class: > > --Raymond Williams's analysis of "flow" in Television: Technology and > Cultural form; still a great read > > -- bits in Jacobs (The Intimate Screen) and a little in John Caldwell > (Televisuality) and also John Caughie (Television Drama), who all attempt to > define/analyze the history of TV style in relation to film history. > > -- Compelling studies of US TV: Lynn Spiegel (Make Room for TV), Anna > McCarthy (Ambient Television), William Boddy (Fifties Television) > > -- Pretty much anything by Dana Polan. You might see if the new book on The > Sopranos and "quality TV" has any Shakespearean riffs. > > Hope that's helpful, > > -- KR > ____________ > > Katherine Rowe > Chair and Professor of English > Director, Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center > Bryn Mawr > 101 N. Merion Avenue > Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 > 610-526-5312 > fax 610-526-7447 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Jensen" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2010 4:33:48 PM > Subject: Differences Between Film and Television > > I'm looking for a reading to copy and give to my class on Monday. It will > compare the possibilities/limitations of adapting Shakespeare for film and > television. I know I have read things like this from time to time and years > ago, but I cannot remember where. It would be even better if it compared TV, > film, and the stage. Any useful suggestions will be appreciated. > > all the best, > Mike Jensen > > author site: > www.michaelpjensen.com > > Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really > need to. > > This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the > addressee and may also be privileged or exempt from disclosure under > applicable law. 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