The Lord Mayor Method

I attended Janelle Jenstad's talk after class on Monday, and one of the first things that she did was ask who was there for what aspect of her talk taking a survey of who was "literature people" or "coding people". It was fascinating that her knowledge and talk was able to cover both topics, with interesting details about the MoEML project that overlapped both. For example, she talked about how they had to change the programs and coding they used in order to more effectively showcase the information that would be more useful to those interested in the literature aspect, so they had to consider both audiences when creating this.

Another aspect that I found that I found compelling in her talk was about how theater worked in general in London, which drastically contrasted how I thought it worked. She highlighted the fact that many people would have seen theatrical performances, not in formal theatre settings, but instead in the streets as the actors passed by in parade-like performances. I found that to be absolutely fascinating, especially since it would have made for a disjointed experience of the performance to each person who witnessed it. I am excited to investigate more into the Lord Mayor’s Shows that she has included on the MoEML to see how those were put together and performed as opposed to the traditional theater plays.