Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
A former student of the Andrews University English Department, I began teaching here in 1999. I returned because the English Department had provided me with a stimulating and nurturing place in which to develop a mature intellectual and spiritual life. I also loved and admired the comradery characteristic of the faculty relationships with each other and with their students.
After completing my B.A. in English with a minor in music at Andrews (1991), I earned an M.A. from The College of William and Mary (1993), and finished a Ph.D. in Renaissance literature at Purdue University (2000). My research explores how Shakespeare in performance depicts gender, class, and ethnic identities (Authorizing Shakespeare on Film and Television: Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in Adaptation, 2011). Recent projects interrogate the ethics of representation in The Taming of the Shrew at Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Shakespeare Survey), the BBC’s Hollow Crown (Borrowers and Lenders and Adaptation), and Ralph Fiennes’s Coriolanus (Shakespeare Bulletin).
As Director of Honors for over ten years, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with an engaged team of interdisciplinary students and research faculty from departments across the Andrews campus; the Honors Family enriches my life with a commitment to strengthening hearts and minds for ethical care of our world and its peoples. Through the Honors Program’s emphasis on research, I have been able to foster the research inquiries of students in the areas of Shakespeare and performance and Early Modern literature; I have mentored over twenty Honors thesis projects—two of which have won top prize at the National Collegiate Honors Council annual student research poster session.
Contact Information
Office Location: Nethery Hall 100
Phone: (269) 471-6084
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
BA, Andrews University
MA, College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences
PhD, Purdue University
Research Interests
- English Renaissance Literature
- Shakespeare in Performance on Stage and Film
Disciplines
- Literature in English, British Isles
- Film and Media Studies
- Dramatic Literature, Criticism and Theory
- Performance Studies
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Review of Jami Rogers, British Black and Asian Shakespeareans: Integrating Shakespeare, 1966-2018. (Bloomsbury, The Arden Shakespeare: London, UK, 2022)
Pittman, L. M., 2025, Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation, 16, 2, p. 76-78.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
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The Soft Power of the Shakespearean Cameo: National Identities and Political Utility
Pittman, L. M. & Corredera, V., Mar 19 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation › peer-review
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Bringing Your Best Self to Work: Fostering a Culture of Civility and Collegiality
Pittman, L. M., Aug 14 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation › peer-review
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Citational Shakespearean performances as racialized antifandom in Netflix’s The Crown
Pittman, L. M., 2024, In: Transformative Works and Cultures. 43Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Introduction
Corredera, V. I., Pittman, L. M. & Way, G., Mar 24 2023, Shakespeare and Cultural Appropriation in the Third Millennium. Corredera, V., Pittman, L. M. & Way, G. (eds.). New York, NY: Routledge, p. 1--25 (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Prizes
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J.N. Andrews Medallion (2013)
Pittman, L. M. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Bruce A. Ronk Excellence in Research Award (2010)
Pittman, L. M. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Recipient of Faculty Research Grant, Andrews University (2009)
Pittman, L. M. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Ronk Research Recognition Awards (2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003)
Pittman, L. M. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Augsburger Excellence in Teaching Award, Andrews University (2006)
Pittman, L. M. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Courses
Press/Media
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Remembering To Kill a Mockingbird
1/1/01
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities