Work was conducted via 4 work packages (WPs). WP1 (Management) sought to establish contact with Asian and Indian organizations; to ensure sound administrative and budgetary management; to deliver progress reports for the project, and to comply with financial reporting in a timely manner. All the deliverables were delivered in a timely manner. The main aim of WP2 was to expose the researcher to the non-academic sector. Two secondments took place, with Terra Nova Productions and esc films. Although not included in the MSCA application, these two secondments led to a performance review and a journal article. Besides, they have opened up new areas of research for the researcher and may even lead to new projects in which these companies will be involved in the near future. WP3 involved archival work to develop a database of the hundreds of Shakespeare films in India, including films that adapt major Shakespearean plays or substantially cite Shakespearean plays. In WP4, the Fellow exceeded goals significantly, since the list of items produced exceeds the stated expectations. The Fellow has launched the website, published two articles, and other two are under review, has written a chapter in a book (forthcoming), is co-editing a collection with the supervisor of the project (Prof. Mark Thornton Burnett), Dr. Thea Buckley and Sangeeta Datta (filmmaker), has co-chaired an International Conference on Women and Indian Shakespeares, has attended four conferences, has given a paper to the School research seminar, has given three public-engagement lectures and has co-curated an exhibition to date.
Results of this MSCA are reported in: (1) published and forthcoming papers on the role of Shakespeare in Indian cinemas 2) chapters of books and an co-edited collection on the centrality of women not only as subjects of representation but also as filmmakers and creative practitioners on the Indian screen, which highlights the particular utility of Shakespeare for addressing gendered preoccupations in Indian cinemas. The fellowship, then, has produced original research while generating local and international impact and supporting the career development and mobility of the experienced researcher.
The data sets collected during this MSCA will inform and enhance a great number of publications in the coming years, in addition to the ones produced and published during the fellowship itself.
