Michael Witmore
This page reflects a scholar's association with the Folger Institute. Mike's contributions to life at the Folger are particularly numerous and this list should be viewed as inherently incomplete.
Short-term fellowship
“Wisdom and the Book of Experience” (2008–2009)
Scholarly Programs
Shakespeare's Birthday Lecturer, "The Wisdom of Will" (2016 Anniversary Lecture Series, 2016-2017)
Speaker, Early Modern Manuscripts Online: New Directions in Teaching and Research (Symposium, 2016-2017)
Faculty, EMDA 2017 (NEH Seminar, 2017)
Faculty, Early Modern Digital Agendas: Advanced Topics (NEH Seminar, 2015)
Faculty, Early Modern Digital Agendas 2013 (NEH Seminar, 2013)
Speaker, Shakespeare’s Language (Symposium, 2014–2015)
Public Programs
Pre-Show Talk: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2015)
Pre-Show Talk: Mary Stuart (2015)
Pre-Show Talk: Richard III (2014)
Pre-Show Talk: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2014)
Pre-Show Talk: Julius Caesar (2014)
Pre-Show Talk: Romeo and Juliet (2013)
Pre-Show Talk: Henry V (2013)
Pre-Show Talk: Twelfth Night (2013)
Lecture, Director's Choice: Data-Mining Shakespeare (October 26, 2011) Watch and Listen
Exhibition
Co-curator (with Rosamond Purcell) Very Like a Whale (October 16, 2012–January 6, 2013)
Staff
Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, (2011-present)