Dr Sally Barnden
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research interests
- Arts
- Culture
- Literature
- Creative
Biography
Dr Sally Barnden received her first degree in English Literature from the University of York in 2010, before joining King’s for the MA in Early Modern Literature (Text and Transmission) and subsequently a PhD in English Literature, funded by the AHRC. She has taught at Queen Mary University, Brunel University, and Central School of Speech and Drama. In 2018 she re-joined King’s as a postdoctoral research associate on the AHRC-funded project ‘Shakespeare in the Royal Collection.’
Research Interests and PhD supervision
• Early modern drama
• The afterlives of Shakespeare’s works
• Literature and visual culture
• Media history
Teaching
Sally teaches on early modern literature at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Expertise and public engagement
Sally’s research formed the basis for the ‘Still Shakespeare’ project, which produced five short experimental animated films as part of ‘Shakespeare400’ in 2016.
Latest publications
• Still Shakespeare and the Photography of Performance (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
• ‘Agincourt, Waterloo, Normandy: Screening Henry V and Re-organising British History for the Royal Family,’ Shakespeare Bulletin (forthcoming)
• Photographing Titus Andronicus: Textual Fidelity, Spectacle, and the Performance Tradition, Theatre Journal, 2017
• Site-specificity, Archaeology, and the Empty Space at the Contemporary Rose Playhouse, Shakespeare Bulletin, 2017
Research
Shakespeare Centre London
Devoted to research, learning and teaching in Shakespeare and early modern literature and drama - in partnership with Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
News
New exhibition reveals the entwined stories of the royal family and Shakespeare across the centuries
A new digital exhibition explores the relationship between Shakespeare’s works and the royal family through history
From physical to digital: staging exhibitions in a pandemic
The team of researchers from the AHRC funded Shakespeare in the Royal Collection project share their experiences of staging an online exhibition.
New exhibition to reveal close relationship of the royal family and Shakespeare through history
The close relationship between Shakespeare and the royal family through history will be explored in an online exhibition being launched on 15 July.
Former King's students raise over £13,000 for Shakespeare's Globe
Alumni of the Shakespeare Studies MA conducted a 48-hour readathon to help save the iconic London theatre
Features
Alumni Voices: Shakespeare has gone from colonial poet to poet of the colonies
Shehrazade completed her Masters in Shakespeare Studies (2016) a programme offered jointly between King’s College London and Shakespeare’s Globe.
Research
Shakespeare Centre London
Devoted to research, learning and teaching in Shakespeare and early modern literature and drama - in partnership with Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
News
New exhibition reveals the entwined stories of the royal family and Shakespeare across the centuries
A new digital exhibition explores the relationship between Shakespeare’s works and the royal family through history
From physical to digital: staging exhibitions in a pandemic
The team of researchers from the AHRC funded Shakespeare in the Royal Collection project share their experiences of staging an online exhibition.
New exhibition to reveal close relationship of the royal family and Shakespeare through history
The close relationship between Shakespeare and the royal family through history will be explored in an online exhibition being launched on 15 July.
Former King's students raise over £13,000 for Shakespeare's Globe
Alumni of the Shakespeare Studies MA conducted a 48-hour readathon to help save the iconic London theatre
Features
Alumni Voices: Shakespeare has gone from colonial poet to poet of the colonies
Shehrazade completed her Masters in Shakespeare Studies (2016) a programme offered jointly between King’s College London and Shakespeare’s Globe.