*The dates and times of specific sessions may continue to be updated.
SCHEDULE: SHAKESPEARE AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute for Teachers
Official Institute Dates: June 16-28, 2024
WEEK ONE: June 16-21, 2024
The first week of the institute focuses primarily on reading and discussion of three of Shakespeare’s plays that are influenced by folk and fairy tales and on introducing tools, techniques, and selected technologies used in the digital humanities, with an emphasis on digital storytelling. The readings, discussions, and activities engaged in during Week One offer the background information and requisite technical skills that will allow fellows to undertake a research project that includes a digital storytelling (DST) component. The research examines a theme from one play that draws on the folk and fairy tale influences on the story; the participants may choose to examine the theme from the perspective of literary analysis, historical analysis, or performance possibilities.
*Note: Seminars typically refer to sessions during which the focus is on interpretation and theory.
Workshops refer to sessions that focus on techniques and pedagogy.
SUNDAY, JUNE 16
5:00–6:00PM
Registration and Check-in for Residence Hall
Rebekah Hall
6:00–7:30PM
Get-acquainted Meeting
Rebekah Hall
MONDAY, JUNE 17
9:00–9:45AM
Welcome and Introduction to the Institute
Campbell 115
9:45-10:00AM
Break
10:00–11:30AM
Seminar: Shakespeare and the Folktale (Part I)
Charlotte Artese, Facilitator
Campbell 115
Readings:
The Taming of the Shrew (Folger Shakespeare edition)
Introduction and Chapter 1, Shakespeare and the Folktale: An Anthology of Stories, Charlotte Artese, Editor (Princeton UP, 2019)
11:30AM–1:30PM
Lunch (on your own)
1:30–2:15PM
Seminar: Introduction to the Digital Humanities and Digital Storytelling (DST)
Toby Emert, Facilitator
Mac Lab, McCain Library (G-11) (ground floor)
Readings: Robin, Bernard R. (2008). “Digital Storytelling: A Powerful Technology Tool for the 21stCentury Classroom.” Theory into Practice, 47(3), 220–28.
2:15–3:15PM
Workshop: Introduction to the Tools and Techniques of DST
Toby Emert, Facilitator (with assistance from the staff of the Center for Digital and Visual Literacy)
Mac Lab, McCain Library (G-11) (ground floor)
3:15-3:30PM
Break
3:30–4:15PM
Small Group Meetings
Shelby Coffin, Jerry Rigdon, Sam Swaney, and Nikki Steverson, Facilitators
TUESDAY, JUNE 18
9:30-10:00AM
Warm-up for the Day
Campbell 115
10:00-11:30AM
Seminar: Shakespeare and the Folktale (Part II)
Charlotte Artese, Facilitator
Campbell 115
Readings:
The Taming of the Shrew (Folger Shakespeare edition)
Additional readings may be required (documents will be provided via the institute wiki).
11:30AM–1:30PM
Lunch (on your own)
Time to watch “Thinking Visually” video
1:30PM-2:30PM
Workshop: Digital Storytelling: Theory and Practice
Toby Emert, FacilitatorMac Lab, McCain Library (G-11) (ground floor)
2:40-3:30PM
Small Group Meetings
Shelby Coffin, Jerry Rigdon, Sam Swaney, and Nikki Steverson, Facilitators
5:00PM
Working Dinner to include discussion of ideas for DST project and classroom implementation (optional)
Raging Burrito, Decatur Square
Shelby Coffin, Rachel Darr, Jerry Rigdon, Sam Swaney, and Nikki Steverson, Facilitators
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
9:30-10:00AM
Warm-up for the Day
Campbell 115
10:00-11:30AM
Seminar: Shakespeare and the Folktale (Part III)
Charlotte Artese, Facilitator
Campbell 115
Readings:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Folger Shakespeare edition)
Additional readings (available through the institute wiki):
Libyan folktale, “The Iron Pestle and the Girl with the Donkey’s Head”
Bushnaq, Inea. Arab Folktales. Pantheon, 1986. 158-65.
Selected stories from A Dictionary of British Folk-tales, vol. B1
Briggs, Katharine M. A Dictionary of British Folk-tales. 4 vols. Indiana UP, 1971.
“A Brownie Legend from Lincolnshire,” pgs. 191-92
“The Brownie and the Milk-Bowl,” pg. 193
“The Earth-Bound Trow” pg. 211
“The Enchanted Fisherman,” pg. 213
“The Fairy Dwelling on Selena Moor,” pgs. 225-27
“The King of the Fairies,” pg. 296
“The Little Man’s Gift,” pg. 303
“Mary Nelson,” pgs. 311-1
“Pixy-Led,” pg. 341
11:30-1:00PM
Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:30PM
Workshop: Introduction to Visual Thinking for the Theatre
Laura Cole, Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern, Facilitator
Winter Theatre, Dana Fine Arts Building
2:30-2:45PM
Break
2:45-3:30PM
Small Group Meetings
Shelby Coffin, Jerry Rigdon, Sam Swaney, and Nikki Steverson, Facilitators
THURSDAY, JUNE 20
9:30-10:00AM
Warm-up for the Day
Campbell 115
10:00-11:30AM
Seminar: Shakespeare and the Folktale (Part IV)
Charlotte Artese, Facilitator
Campbell 115
Readings:
Hamlet (Folger Shakespeare edition), Acts 1-2
From Saxo Grammaticus, Danish History (12th century CE)
Hansen, William F. Saxo Grammaticus and the Life of Hamlet: A Translation, History, and Commentary. U of Nebraska P, 1983. 95-110.
**This viking legend is the ultimate source behind Shakespeare’s play. The names, however, differ:
Orvendil > King Hamlet
Fengi > Claudius
Geruth > Gertrude
Amleth > Hamlet
Please read sections 1-8.
Icelandic folktale, “The Story of Brjám”
Gollancz, Israel. Hamlet in Iceland. David Nutt, 1898.
Description of ATU 751A, “The Farmwife is Changed into a Woodpecker”
Uther, Hans-Jörg. The Types of International Folktale: A Classification and Bibliography. 3 vols. Folklore Fellows, 2004.
German folktale, “The Black Woodpecker”
Ranke, Kurt, ed. Folktales of Germany. Trans. Lotte Baumann. U of Chicago P, 1966. 150, 223.
Norwegian folktale, “The Gjertrud Bird”
Asbjørnsen, Peter Christian and Jørgen Moe. The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe. Trans. Tiina Nunnally. U of Minnesota P, 2019. 7-8.
11:30-1:00PM
Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:00PM
Seminar: Historical Approaches in Digital Humanities Research (Part I)
Robin Morris, Facilitator
Campbell 115
Readings:
Holmes, R.E. (2019). “Teaching Serial with Shakespeare: Using Rhetoric to Resist.” In Teaching Social Justice through Shakespeare: Why Renaissance Literature Matters Now. Edited by Hillary Eklund and Wendy Beth Hyman. Edinburgh UP.
Boster, T. (2019). “From Pansophia to Public Humanities: Connecting Past and Present through Community-Based Learning.” In Teaching Social Justice through Shakespeare: Why Renaissance Literature Matters Now. Edited by Hillary Eklund and Wendy Beth Hyman. Edinburgh UP.
2:00-3:00PM
Small Group Consultations with Institute Faculty
Campbell 115
3:00-3:30PM
Small Group Meetings
Shelby Coffin, Jerry Rigdon, Sam Swaney, and Nikki Steverson, Facilitators
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
9:30-10:00AM
Warm-up for the Day
Campbell 115
10:00-11:30AM
Seminar: Shakespeare and the Folktale (Part V)
Charlotte Artese, Facilitator
Campbell 115
Readings:
Hamlet (Folger Shakespeare edition), Acts 3-5
Sigmund Freud, Letter to Wilhelm Fliess, Oct. 15, 1897
Freud, Sigmund. The Origins of Psychoanalysis: Letters, Drafts and Notes to Wilhelm Fliess, 1887-1902. Doubleday, 1954. 226-27.
Descriptions of ATU 931, “Oedipus” and ATU 930, “The Prophecy”
Uther, Hans-Jörg. The Types of International Folktale: A Classification and Bibliography. 3 vols. Folklore Fellows, 2004.
Folktales from Lowell Edmunds, Oedipus: The Ancient Legend and Its Later Analogues. Johns Hopkins UP, 1985.
“Jean” (Egyptian Christian), 73-79
“The Rabbi and His Son” (Israeli), 199-205
German folktale, “The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs”
Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Trans. and ed. Jack Zipes. Bantam, 1987. 109-16.
11:30AM-1:00PM
Lunch (on your own)
1:00-1:45PM
Workshop: Productivity Tools for DST
Toby Emert, Facilitator
Mac Lab, McCain Library (G-11) (ground floor)
1:45-2:15PM
Reflection on Week One
2:15-4:00PM
Research/Project Planning/Lab Time (on your own)
5:00PM
Field Trip to Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern (dinner included)
WEEK TWO: JUNE 24-28, 2024
The second week of the institute focuses primarily on research and the development of a digital storytelling project based on the interactions with Shakespeare’s plays from Week 1 of the institute and on considerations for classroom implementation of ideas from the institute. The readings, discussions, and activities will offer opportunities to experiment with the elements of DST, imagine the possibilities for DST with the students they teach, and produce a micro-research project that includes a DST component. The participants’ research will examine a theme from one play that draws on the folk and fairy tale influences on the story; the participants will approach the theme from the perspective of literary analysis, historical analysis, or performance possibilities.
MONDAY, JUNE 24
9:00-9:30AM
Introduction to Week Two of the Institute
Campbell 115
9:30-10:30AM
Seminar: A Sampling of Shakespeare-focused Digital Humanities Projects
Kayla Shipp, Digital Humanities Program Manager, Yale University, Facilitator
Campbell 115
10:30-10:45AM
Break
10:45AM-11:30AM
Workshop: Script Development for Digital Storytelling
Toby Emert, Facilitator
Campbell 115
11:30AM-1:00PM
Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:30PM
Research/Project Planning/Lab Time
2:30-3:30PM
Small Group Meetings
Shelby Coffin, Ashley DeGracia, Jerry Rigdon, and Nikki Steverson, Facilitators
TUESDAY, JUNE 25
9:00-9:30AM
Warm-up for the Day
Campbell 115
9:30-10:30AM
Seminar: Historical Approaches in Digital Humanities Research (Part II)
Robin Morris, Facilitator
Campbell 115
10:30-10:45AM
Break
10:45AM-Noon
Panel Discussion: Classroom Considerations for a Digital Shakespeare Project Campbell 115
Noon-1:30PM
Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:00PM
Voiceover Narration and Recording
Joshua Cahn, Facilitator
Campbell 115
2:00–3:00PM
Lab Time/Project Development/Research
3:00-3:30PM
Small Group Meetings
Shelby Coffin, Ashley DeGracia, Jerry Rigdon, and Nikki Steverson, Facilitators
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26
9:00-9:30AM
Warm-up for the Day
Campbell 115
9:30-11:30AM
Small Group Story Circle Discussion
Campbell 115 or Dana 101
11:30AM-1:00PM
Lunch (on your own)
1:00-3:00PM
Lab Time/Project Development/Research
3:00-3:30PM
Small Group Meetings
Shelby Coffin, Ashley DeGracia, Jerry Rigdon, and Nikki Steverson, Facilitators
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
9:00-9:30AM
Warm-up for the Day
Campbell 115
9:30-11:30AM
Digital Storytelling Preview Event
Campbell 115 or Dana 101
11:30AM-Noon
Small Group Meetings
Shelby Coffin, Ashley DeGracia, Jerry Rigdon, and Nikki Steverson, Facilitators
Noon -1:30PM
Lunch (on your own)
1:30-3:30PM
Lab Time/Revision Work
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
9:30AM-Noon
Digital Storytelling Premiere
“The Frannie” Auditorium, Campbell Hall
Noon-12:45PM
Final Notes and Reflections
12:45PM
Farewell Luncheon
Rebekah Hall