The Executive Committee of the Samuel Beckett Society has announced the following: The leadership of the Samuel Beckett Society is very pleased to announce the ratification of our Mission Statement and Code of Conduct. We have drafted a Mission Statement for the first time to focus our efforts as an organization, to better serve and…
Read MorePhoto exhibition at Trinity College Dublin: Saol ar an gCreig
As part of the 30th Anniversary celebrations of the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College Dublin, the venue is playing host to a photographic exhibition detailing the remarkable Irish language productions of Happy Days (Laethanta Sona) presented by Company SJ on Inis Oírr, Aran Islands and in the Samuel Beckett Theatre at Trinity College in 2021.…
Read MoreMay B: Beckett-inspired Dance at Sadler’s Wells
A rare chance to see a dance work inspired by Beckett and created by French choreographer Maguy Marin awaits at Sadler’s Wells in London at the end of the month. First performed in 1981, May B is described as an ‘arresting and powerfully theatrical work’ based on the writings of Samuel Beckett, who, we are told…
Read MoreBeckettiana: Llamado a Colaboraciones/Call for Papers
Beckettiana, abre la convocatoria para la presentación de artículos reseñas o documentos acerca de la obra de Samuel Beckett en cualquiera de sus aspectos (teatro, poesía, narrativa, ensayística; intertextualidad, interdisciplinariedad, bilingüismo, puesta en escena, Irlanda, traductología etc.) con miras de su inclusión en el número 21, del año 2024. La fecha límite para la presentación…
Read MoreNew Online Seminar Series: … but the cloud…
In keeping with its commitment to promote new opportunities for emerging voices within Beckett studies, the Samuel Beckett Society is delighted to announce and endorse a new and innovative online seminar series which will be of interest to a broad audience. Puningly titled …but the cloud… the four-part interdisciplinary series will be organised and hosted…
Read MorePaul Auster (1947-2024)
The leadership of the Samuel Beckett Society is saddened to acknowledge the passing of Paul Auster, a towering figure on the landscape of contemporary fiction, in addition to a prominent steward of Beckett’s legacy as editor of The Grove Centenary Editions. His distinctive voice and sympathetic presence will be sorely missed. Book designer Laura Lindgren adds: Eternal…
Read MoreBeckett and Justice: Registration now open
Registration has just opened for Beckett and Justice, the 9th annual conference of the Samuel Beckett Society takes place in Cal State LA on June 6-8. In the spirit of the confernece, attendance is completely free for all panels and roundtables but registration is essential through the conference’s eventbrite page, which can be accessed here…
Read MoreSamuel Beckett Early Career Scholars Initiative: Online Open Session
As part of the well-established series of seminars designed to support and promote Beckett scholars in the early stages of their career, an open session titled : “… if I ever stop talking it will be because there is nothing more to be said …” will take place on May 2, 2024 @ 11AM-12PM PST.…
Read MoreLatest issue of Beckettiana now available
From Buenos Aires comes news of the latest issue of Beckettiana, the online Spanish language magazine devoted entirely to Beckett studies. This issue, number 20, is co-edited by Lucas Margarit, María Inés Castagnino and Marcelo Lara and features articles by Bruno Clément and S.E. Gontarski, as well as a number of contributions drawn from the…
Read MoreBeckett’s Children: A Literary Memoir by Michael Coffey
Fresh from OR Books comes Beckett’s Children: A Literary Memoir from the pen of long-standing Beckettian Michael Coffey. Described as ‘a lyrical blend of personal memoir, father-son dialogue, and literary investigation’ the book ‘probes the works of Irish writer Samuel Beckett and American poet Susan Howe’ searching for traces of various connections, including the their…
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