The Shakespearean International Yearbook ─ Special Section, Digital Shakespeares

In 2002, for the second volume of this journal, Ian Lancashire reflected on the state of computing in Shakespeare. The decade since his review has seen dramatic change in the web of a€?digital Shakespearesa€?-experiments in editing and publishing, paradigm shifts in research and pedagogy, new tools and methods for analyzing a growing and varied multimedia archive-all with their share of successes and failures, a veritable a€?mingled yarna€? of a€?good and ill together.a€? This issuea€?s special section on Digital Shakespeares reflects on these developments and achievements, highlights current research in the field, and speculates on future directions. The volume also includes an essay reviewing other recent work in Shakespeare studies. The Shakespearean International Yearbook continues to provide an annual survey of important developments and topics of concern in contemporary Shakespeare studies across the world. Among the contributors to this volume are Shakespearean scholars from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Sweden and the US.

Tom Bishop is based at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Alexa Huang is Professor of English at The George Washington University and Research Affiliate in Literature at MIT, USA. Hugh Craig is Professor of English at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Brett D. Hirsch is ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow and Assistant Professor of English at The University of Western Australia.