Yamada, Koshi Mikio Koshi Mikio Yamada, Professor, Department of International Communication, Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, has taught English to University students for less than 30 years; written articles on early English drama including morality plays, early tragedies, R. Greene, W. Shakespeare and C. Tourneur, and on early English criticism, rhetoric and imagination; translated into Japanese morality plays and interludes, part of P. Sidney and Engish Helicon, books by M. Hussey, R. Weimann, E. Berry and so on; compiled A Brief Dictionary of Rhetoric, which is being revised and enlarged, centering on Elizabethan rhetoricians. =============================================================================== *Yates, Stan B. I work in the Research Services group of Computing and Information Technology (CIT) here at Princeton. One of our goals is to make our computing facilities more serviceable to the Humanities segment of the University by showing them what's available, getting them interested, etc. If possible, I'd like to be added to the subscription list of SHAKSPER for a while as an "auditor"--I won't be contributing anything. I'd like to be able to show it off to faculty and students who may be interested in Shakespearean studies so that they can subscribe for themselves if they'd like and enter into the discussion. ========================================================= *Yawney, Michael My name is Michael Yawney. I am currently a graduate student in the Theater Arts department of Columbia University. My interest in all the playwrights of the English Renaisansce, in particular Webster and Marston. For the last 15 years I have worked in theater off-off-Bway, directing works by Marston and Ford. This spring I will be directing a production of The Duchess of Malfi at Columbia as my thesis. I am a consumer of scholarship, not a contributor to it. I know that I am not the sort of person who generally subscribes to your listserv but my interest is genuine. Unlike most theater artists, I find that scholarship has a direct and clear effect on my work. I can point to stage images which I would never have arrived at if not for my reading of Dessen, Orgel, and Greenblatt. ============================================================= *Yerichuk, Deanna My name is Deanna Yerichuk. I am 23 years old and on the cusp of graduating from the University of Alberta with my BA, majoring in English and a minoring in Psychology. I hope to pursue graduate studies in Shakespeare in the very near future. I am by no means an expert in Shakespeare. I am, instead, an amateur of Shakespeare and his works in the truest sense of the word-I study him because I love his writing. I have some formal training in Shakespearean studies, but my University matriculation was not the beginning of my discovery of the Bard. Although I was introduced to Shakespeare in my high school English courses, it was not until I acted Shakespeare that I began to fall in love with the man and his work. My first show was a rock opera "based" on Macbeth (I was in high school). Although true Shakespeare connoisseurs would cringe at the mundane music and the plebeian "translation" of Shakespeare's words, the show introduced my to snippets of a language more visceral and more elastic and more beautiful than any I'd ever known. Throughout high school and university, I have been privileged to act in several Shakespeare plays (no more of which were rock opera versions). My list of credits include: Julius Caesar, Macbeth, King Lear, Richard III, Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Measure for Measure, and Taming of the Shrew. You could throw Kiss Me Kate in there; true it is a musical, but a brilliant one that twists and parallels Taming of the Shrew in innovative ways (in my humble opinion). The training in drama gave me a somewhat more visceral approach to Shakespeare than some of my local university colleagues possessed. I examined Shakespeare through his characters; understood his brilliance through their dynamic interplay. Nonetheles, there came a point when acting Shakespeare was not enough; I could only learn so much about Shakespeare through my own interpretation of his characters and his works. Upon entering university, I enrolled in every Shakespeare course available, not to mention all Renaissance drama courses. Although I am still by no means an expert, I have at least begun to understand Shakespeare in a more academic light. I thoroughly enjoy learning about new and old theories and analyses of Shakespeare and his plays. However, I have not myself contributed significant theories or analyses of Shakespearean drama. Not yet, anyway. I still feel that I have not learned enough in enough different ways to embark on a thesis. When I do begin graduate studies, I am interested in integrated academic theories with Shakespeare in performance. The questions that haunt me now surround the female characters in Shakespeare's plays; how these characters have been cast, how they have been interpreted, how the interpretation has changed since 1592 and how that change may comment on the social situation of the society in which the production took (takes) place. Mostly, I just love Shakespeare, and look forward to interacting with other people who love Shakespeare. I am eager to learn new theories, different opinions, other perspectives. My general areas of interest within Shakespeare are cultural contexts, production concepts, character interplay, and character casting and interpretation. You can take the woman out of acting, but I guess you can't take the actor out of the woman. ============================================================= *Yochanan, Keren My name is Keren Yohanan and I am a student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Currently I am studying English literature at the English department. I have studied some of Shakespeare's works and I find them very interesting. I have an interest in enlarging my knowledge of Shakespeare, and I would like to hear some more thoughts relating to his works. I will be very happy to join your newsgroup, especially since I am also a student in the communication department, and I am looking for new ways of education. ============================================================= *Yogev, Michael I received my Ph.D from the University of Washington in 1991, and taught English Romanticism at Mary Washington College in 1992-3 before moving to Israel to become the Shakespearean in the Department of English at Haifa. While my dissertation was on William Blake, I spent nearly equal time in graduate school on the Renaissance and Shakespeare. I continue to read and try to publish on the Romantics, however, and am naturally interested in Romantic critical assessments of Shakespeare and their effect on his present reputation. My most recent publication, a psychoanalytic study of male identity formation in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, will be coming out in a collection of essays (edited by Dr. Avraham Oz) entitled: Strands Afar Removed: Israeli Perspectives on Shakespeare--it is forthcoming in 1995 from the University of Delaware Press. My most recent projects include a mixed new historicist and psychoanalytic examination of the role of chivalry in Shakespeare's plays, particularly Troilus and Cressida and The Two Noble Kinsmen. As the current colloquium chair for our department, I would be most interested to hear from anyone planning a trip to the Middle East and/or Europe who might consider coming to Haifa to give a talk or paper. We have an active and very articulate Renaissance and Medievalism Colloquium, so audiences would not be wanting. =============================================================================== *Yom, Sue Sun I'm Sue Sun Yom, a graduate student in the English department at the University of Pennsylvania. I have a fairly wide variety of interests at this point in my career, having just taken my general exams. However, I do have a circumscribed set of possibilities, including: Modernism, Asian American studies, interdisciplinary science-literature studies, and of course, Renaissance. Specifically, I have become very interested in 16th and 17th century travel narratives and the conceptualization of the New World through certain narrative and dramatic patterns. I am grappling with how to discipline all these tendencies into a sustainable dissertation field. At this point I intend to write in Renaissance and/or Modernism. I hold a Master's degree from UPenn, and memberships in the Virginia Woolf Society and the Association for Asian American Studies. (I'm interested in joining whatever major Shakespearean and Renaissance associations are available.) =============================================================================== *Yoo, Jae-Deog My name is Jae-Deog Yoo. I entered the English Department at Seoul National University in 1982. After completing my undergraduate work, I continued my study at the graduate school of alma mater. I received M.S. degree with my thesis on "Shakespeare's Historical Consciousness in Henry IV Parts I & II". I finished the doctor's coursework in 1993. Now I am under course of preparing for the Ph.D. dissertation about the renaissance drama. Also, I am a member of Scholars for English Studies in Korea(SESK). I have been interested in the relation between drama and history. I think that the study of the close relation of the Tudor drama and the court is important to understand the Tudor drama. It is said that the court was the cultural center of the Tudor age. Because many writers relied economically and intellectually on the court, there remained the traces of the court in their works in many respects. But I think that the relationship of the court and their works was not always homogeneous. Especially I think that the Shakespeare's drama have an unique relationship with the court (and courtesy literature). In defining the unique position of Shakespeare's drama in the tradition of court culture, I think that we must consider the importance of the popular tradition. Strictly speaking, Shakespeare's drama is not 'out of court' and not the popular drama in the medieval sense. But I think that the popular aspects of the Shakespeare's drama offer the critical perspective about the court culture which could not be achieved by the writers that was 'inside' the court culture. =============================================================================== *Young, Abigail Ann (Dr) or [ or ] Research Associate, Records of Early English Drama 150 Charles Street W./ Victoria College / University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario / M5S 1K9 / Canada 1-416-585-4504 I am not actually a Shakespearean: my own academic credentials are in mediaeval studies, particularly the history of exegesis and theology up to the 13th century. But, as a long-time staff member (since 1976) of the Records of Early English Drama, I have developed a strong interest in English theatre history, especially in the terminlogy used to describe travelling companies and their members. I hope to expand my knowledge of the Elizabethan stage through membership in SHAKSPER. I also edit an electronic discussion group, REED-L, whose purpose is to provide a forum to discuss various issues and problems relevant to drama, music, and minstrelsy in the British Isles before 1642. ========================================================= *Young, Alan R. Dr. Alan R. Young, Department of English, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada BOP 1XO Telephone: 902 542-2201 (ext 1503) Fax: 902 542-4727 Teaches Shakespeare at undergraduate and graduate levels. Has published a number of articles on Shakespeare in SHAKESPEARE QUARTERLY, STUDIES IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, ENGLISH STUDIES IN CANADA. Has published books on Henry Peacham, Tudor and Jacobean Tournaments, English Tournament Imprese. Has published widely on emblem literature. Currently working on a book-length study of "HAMLET and the Visual Arts 1709-1900", together with related essay for the New Variorum HAMLET, and a computer database of eighteenth and nineteenth- century illustrations/representations of HAMLET. =============================================================================== *Young, Bruce Bruce Wilson Young Associate professor of English Department of English Brigham Young University Publications: I've published about 20 journal articles and chapters in books on various topics, including Shakespeare. The Shakespearean publications include the article "Parental Blessings on Shakespeare's Plays" in _Studies in Philology_ 89 (1992): 179-210, chapters on _King Lear_ and _The Winter's Tale_ in the MLA books _Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare's King Lear_ and _Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare's The Tempest and Other Late Plays_, and a chapter in Linda Woodbridge and Edward Berry's book _True Rites and Maimed Rites_ (Urbana: U of Illinois P, 1992). Professional memberships: Shakespeare Association of America and International Shakespeare Association. Degrees: B.A., Brigham Young University (1975); M.A., Columbia University (1976); Ph.D., Harvard University (1983). Major projects:I'm working on a book to be titled _Shakespeare and Renaissance Family Life_. The aims of the book are (1) to look carefully at primary materials and other evidence in order to offer a more balanced view of family life in Shakespeare's time (in contrast to what seems to me the predominantly negative and unfair view taken in much current Shakespearean criticism) and (2) to examine several of Shakespeare's plays in the light of this revised understanding. Another project I'm engaged in is looking at Shakespeare with insights from the contemporary philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. My main area of interest is the relation of Shakespeare's plays to personal relationships and ethical concerns, but I'm also interested in performance, theater history, intellectual and cultural history and context, and language and style (as well as many other approaches to Shakespeare). =============================================================================== *Young, Bruce Publications: I have published about 20 journal articles and chapters in books on various topics, including Shakespeare. The Shakespearean publications include an article titled "Parental Blessings on Shakespeare's Plays" in _Studies in Philology_ 89 (1992): 179-210, chapters on _King Lear_ and _The Winter's Tale_ in the MLA books _Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare's King Lear_ and _Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare's The Tempest and Other Late Plays_, and a chapter in Linda Woodbridge and Edward Berry's book _True Rites and Maimed Rites_ (Urbana: U of Illinois P, 1992). Professional memberships: Shakespeare Association of America and International Shakespeare Association. Degrees: B.A., Brigham Young University (1975); M.A., Columbia University (1976); Ph.D., Harvard University (1983). Major projects: I am working on a book to be titled _Shakespeare and Renaissance Family Life_. The aims of the book are (1) to look carefully at primary materials and other evidence in order to offer a more balanced sense of what family life was like in Shakespeare's time (in contrast to what seems to me a predominantly negative and unfair view of Renaissance family life in much current Shakespearean criticism) and (2) to examine several of Shakespeare's plays in the light of this revised understanding. Another project I have been pursuing for some time is looking at Shakespeare with the help of insights from the contemporary philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. These and other projects emphasize the relevance of Shakespeare's plays to personal relationships and ethical concerns. I'm also interested in many other aspects of Shakespeare, including theater history, performance, intellectual history and context, cultural history and context, and language and style. I'm interested in and have found useful many contemporary approaches to Shakespeare, but I have also found them binding and distorting and have tried to find my own way of looking at Shakespeare. ============================================================= *Young, Jayna L. Hello! My name is Jayna L. Young and I am a senior at the University of Tennessee at Martin. I am an English major and currently taking Shakespeare 486 until the direction of Dr. Daniel Pigg. My personal favorites of Shakespeare's include _Much Ado About Nothing_ and _Midsummer Night's Dream_. I am looking forward to learning all I can and participating with this E-Mail discussion list. =============================================================================== *Young, Michael Name: Michael W. Young Rank: Asst. Prof. of English School: Davis & Elkins College Mailing address: Depart. of English, 100 Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV, USA 26241 Office Phone: 304-636-1900, ext. 235 Education: Ph.d. University of Cincinnati, 1989 M.A. Kansas State University, 1983 B.A. Duquesne University, 1980 Have given three conference papers on Shakespeare (H5 in Eliz. Politics, Using video in class, comparison of 1h6 pucelle and Plutarch's cleopatra). Editorial assistant (first reader and bibliographic help) on Everybody's Shakespeare by Maynard Mack. Published some short stories (Cottonwood) and poetry. Papers given at CCCC, Internation Conf. on narrative Lit. (william Morris), Intern Conf. on Short Story (Flannery O'Connor), Wyoming (Cather), and others. Grants: Canadian Government Faculty Enrichment, Two from Teaching Council of University of Nebraska-Lincoln =============================================================================== *Youngberg, Karin Karin Youngberg Department of English Augustana College ENYOUNGBERG@AUGUSTANA.EDU I am a University of Iowa Ph.D (1969) and have taught Shakespeare to undergraduates for 20 years at Augustana College (IL). I have spent a summer studying Performance Criticism with J. L. Styan as part of an NEH Workshop. Although I have not published in the Shakespeare area, my special interests are the semiotics of theater, the phenomenology of theater, and, of course, performance criticism. I am interested in all aspects of these subjects, but I particularly spend a lot of time thinking about how these theoretical perspectives can be used in the classroom. If you believe this qualifies me for your list, I would very much like to be a part of the conversation. =============================================================================== *Youngblood, David M David M. Youngblood: I currently teach at Tomball High School and Tomball College as an adjunct. My duties include English IV-AP and Humanities courses at the high school and freshmen English at the college. I have been an instructor at both institutions for the past three years. I have been a high school teacher for nine years. My interest in Shakespeare has grown over the years since my course work at Texas A&M University. I have taught the standard Shakespeare cannon to both regular and honours students. Among the plays I've taught are A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry V, Richard III, Julius Ceasar, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Merchant of Venice, and The Tempest. I am currently teaching my senior students a variety of plays. My main interest in this service is to gather information and research as much as I can about WS so that I might better equip my students to handle him within and outside of the classroom. =============================================================================== *Youngren, Juliet Having been named Juliet, it was probably inevitable that I would be aware of Shakespeare from a very early age. While I have done some study in Shakespeare at the undergraduate level, I could most accurately be classified as a hobbyist. Most recent Shakespeare-related activities: co-author of _Hamlet Overheard_, a comic fantasy play about the creation of the Bad Quarto, sound technician for _Macbeth_, Station Theatre, Urbana, Illinois. I have also recently registered with another (small) Shakespeare e-mail discussion group and have volunteered to moderate a discussion of _Troilus and Cressida_ later this fall, so I would welcome any intriguing discussion of that play. =============================================================================== *Younts, Shane I am on the faculty of New York University (Tisch School of the Arts - Graduate Acting (MFA) program). I teach voice, speech and Shakespeare. I also have a studio in Manhattan where I work with professional actors. =============================================================================== *Yukio, Kato My name is Yukio Kato (Mr) , an Associate Professor of English at University of Tsukuba, Japan. One of my research topics is to recover a part of the original staging of Shakespeare's plays. For that purpose I examine original stage directions in the extant manuscripts and printed texts. I have been making database of Elizabethan stage directions by means of personal computer system. On some aspects of Elizabethan staging and stage directions I read a paper at the World Shakespeare Congress in Japan, 1991. =============================================================================== *