Gina Bloom

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Position Title
Professor of English

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Bio

Biography: 

Ph.D., University of Michigan
M.A., University of Michigan
Certificate in Women's Studies, University of Michigan
B.A., University of Pennsylvania

Gina Bloom joined the UC Davis English faculty in 2007 and has since become affiliated faculty with the PhD programs in Education and Performance Studies. Her areas of interest include early modern English drama (especially Shakespeare), gender and feminist theory, theater history and performance studies, game studies, digital arts/humanities, and education.

 

Books:

Cover image of Voice in Motion book by Gina Bloom

 

 

Edited Volumes:

 

 

 

Selected Digital Projects and Publicly Engaged Research:

  • Gina Bloom, Evan Buswell, Nicholas Toothman, Colin Milburn, and Michael Neff, Play the Knavesoftware for 3D motion capture digital game about Shakespeare performance (ModLab, 2020). Open access at https://www.playtheknave.org/download.html.  Awarded Best AR/VR Game, Meaningful Play Conference (2022) and Finalist for GEE! Learning Game Award, Small & Indie Studio division, Play Make Learn Conference (2023). International press "Reimagining Shakespeare's Plays as Virtual Reality Game." BBC News (Apr. 16, 2016).
  • Gina Bloom and Lauren Bates, “Blood Will Have Blood.” Available at https://shakesperiment.tome.press/chapter/teaching/ Comprehensive curriculum that uses theatre-based activities, the video game Play the Knave, classroom discussions, and creative assignments to teach critical reading, thinking, writing, and listening skills while also helping students explore violence in Shakespeare’s tragedies and in their own communities today. Designed for use primarily in secondary schools in the United States and South Africa, though adaptable to other contexts. Outreach to classrooms involves working directly with teachers to implement the lessons and organizing free loans of the equipment. Outreach to teachers involves organizing and running workshops on play-based pedagogy.
  • Nicholas Toothman, Gina Bloom, Evan Buswell, and Colin Milburn: "Mekanimator Scriptmaker," software program for creating karaoke scripts (ModLab, 2020). Open access at http://modlab.ucdavis.edu/scriptmaker

 

Selected Articles and Book Chapters: