Christie Carson (2008) eShakespeare and performance . Shakespeare, 4 (3). pp. 254 - 270. ISSN 1745-0926
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The capabilities of Web 2.0 technology are pushing digital communications into a new phase of development. The social networking environments of Facebook and MySpace seem to invent new strategies of learning and experience, but I argue that the theatre and university pedagogy have been involved in co-ordinating social interactivity for a very long time. In order to develop critical approaches to the online world and its interaction with Shakespeare it is necessary to draw on critical writing outside the boundaries of Shakespeare studies and even outside literary criticism. Drawing together practical examples of new digital approaches with a range of critical writing, this essay attempts to set out a productive approach to dealing with the creative, collaborative and interactive environment of the Web 2.0 world.
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