Penniless? Thomas Nashe and precarity in historical perspective

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• 批准号: AH/W00576X/1
• 负责人: Cathy Shrank
• 金额: $ 8.92万
• 依托单位: University of Sheffield
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FW00576X%2F1
• 关键词: Penniless; Thomas; Nashe; precarity; historical

Thomas Nashe (1567-c.1601) is a challenging writer because of (1) the intense topicality and allusiveness of his works, which ground his writings in - and assume knowledge of - the material and socio-political contexts of his Elizabethan world; (2) his simultaneous tendency towards the grotesque, whereby he exaggerates and distorts the world he describes; and (3) his syntactical complexity.Using Nashe's Pierce Penniless (1592) as a focus text, the project will work with freelancers in the creative industries to produce nine pen-and-ink drawings, a zine, a devised performance, a video, and a series of six podcasts which will interpret Nashe's writings for non-specialist audiences and draw out his relevance to twenty-first-century experiences of precarious employment (here defined as unemployment, insecure employment, and employment in a job below one's skill-set). The project will also collect and curate oral testimonies about the employment experiences of young people and mature students in the twenty-first century.These visual and audio resources will be used to prompt discussions - amongst careers service professionals, educators, employers, young people and mature students facing a challenging employment environment, and their families and friends - about the experience of precarious employment, at both structured events (including a webinar hosted by the English Association) and beyond (via the subsequent life of these resources on-line). These resources will also highlight the dramatic techniques and potential of Nashe's 'non-dramatic' works, his innovative use of different forms and technologies (e.g. print), the importance of utilising networks, and Nashe's concern with the potential ephemerality of his art.In addition, via blogposts and an on-line round-table talk, the project will reflect on the process of collaborating with non-specialists to interpret and disseminate the works of a 'difficult' writer.

托马斯·纳什（Thomas nash, 1567-c.1601）是一位具有挑战性的作家，因为：(1)他的作品具有强烈的话题性和典故性，这使他的作品植根于——并假设了——他所处的伊丽莎白时代的物质和社会政治背景；(2)他同时倾向于怪诞，由此夸大和扭曲了他所描述的世界；(3)句法复杂性。该项目将以纳什的《皮尔斯·一文不名》（1592）为重点文本，与创意产业的自由职业者合作，制作九幅水笔画、一本杂志、一场设计表演、一段视频和一系列六期播客，向非专业观众解读纳什的作品，并描绘出他与21世纪不稳定就业（这里定义为失业、不稳定就业和低于个人技能的就业）经历的相关性。该项目还将收集和整理关于21世纪青年和成年学生就业经历的口头证词。这些视频和音频资源将用于促进讨论——在职业服务专业人士、教育工作者、雇主、面临充满挑战的就业环境的年轻人和成熟学生，以及他们的家人和朋友之间——关于不稳定就业的经历，在结构化的活动（包括由英语协会主办的网络研讨会）和其他（通过这些在线资源的后续生活）。这些资源还将突出纳什“非戏剧”作品的戏剧技巧和潜力，他对不同形式和技术（如印刷）的创新使用，利用网络的重要性，以及纳什对其艺术潜在的短暂性的关注。此外，透过部落格贴文及线上圆桌会议，该计划将反思与非专业人士合作的过程，以解读和传播“难理解”作家的作品。