Stephen Wittek

Stephen Wittek is an Associate Professor of English and Director of Literary and Cultural Studies at Carnegie Mellon University's Department of English. His research intersects early modern drama, cultural studies, and digital humanities, with a focus on Shakespearean scholarship and pedagogical innovation.

• Institutional Affiliation: Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
• Research Themes: Conversion in post-Reformation England, news in early modern theater, virtual reality applications in literary education

His work includes the Shakespeare-VR project and the DREaM interface for distant reading early modern texts. He co-directs the Center for Early Modern Print, Networks, and Performance and has edited major collections for Internet Shakespeare Editions and Cambridge University Press.

Stephen teaches graduate courses on topics like Performing Race in Early Modernity, Gender Play in Early Modern Drama, and Shakespeare on Film, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to literary analysis.