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L. Monique Pittman serves as Professor of English and Director of Honors at Andrews University. A former student of the English Department, she returned to Andrews in 1999 after completing her PhD in Renaissance literature at Purdue University. She earned her BA from Andrews University (1991) and MA from The College of William & Mary (1993).
Pittman's research focuses on Shakespeare in performance, particularly examining how adaptations in film and television depict gender, class, and ethnic identities. Her work explores the ethics of representation in various Shakespearean adaptations including The Taming of the Shrew at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the BBC's Hollow Crown, and Ralph Fiennes's Coriolanus. Her monograph Authorizing Shakespeare on Film and Television: Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in Adaptation (2011) examines how directors justify their adaptations while shaping representations of identity.
Her recent scholarship analyzes Shakespeare's contested role in narratives of national identity, particularly regarding multicultural Britain. Current projects include Shakespeare's Contested Nations: Race, Gender, and Multicultural Britain in Performances of the History Plays (under contract with Routledge), which examines stage and televisual performances of Shakespeare's history plays between 2000-2016, exploring how they represent 'English' or 'British' identities in light of contemporary multiculturalism.
- The College of Arts & Sciences, Humanities Division Undergraduate Research Mentor Award (2016)
- The J. N. Andrews Medallion (2013)
- The Bruce A. Ronk Excellence in Research Award (2010)
- The Augsburger Excellence in Teaching Award (2006)
- Advisor of the Year (2004)
As Director of Honors for over ten years, Pittman has mentored over twenty Honors thesis projects, two of which won top prize at the National Collegiate Honors Council annual student research poster session. Her research demonstrates consistent engagement with questions of representation, authority, and ethics in Shakespearean adaptation across multiple media platforms, with particular attention to how race, gender, and national identity are constructed in contemporary performances of Shakespeare's works.
