The latest issue of the Journal of Beckett Studies has just been released. It is a special number marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Journal. The issue includes a special essay on Beckett’s personal library by the journal editors Dirk Van Hulle and Mark Nixon. The issue will be launched at an event at the…
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Gare St Lazare Ireland are to stage the complete version of Beckett’s prose work How it is at this year’s Venice Biennale in collaboration with Berggruen Arts & Culture. The production, directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett with design collaboration by artist Michael Craig Martin, draws on the three separate productions of parts I, II &…
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It is with great sadness that the President and Board of the Samuel Beckett Society learned of the recent passing of the renowned Finnish academic Clas Zilliacus. Noted for his outstanding and pioneering work Beckett and Broadcasting: A Study of the Works of Samuel Beckett for and in Radio and Television, published by the Finnish…
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Oxford University Press has just announced the publication of the latest in its Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs series. Titled Sadean Intertext and Aesthetics in Samuel Beckett’s Works and authored by Dr Elsa Baroghel, the book is described as ‘the first full-length study of the relevance of the Marquis de Sade to the works…
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The University of Reading has announced the Mary Bryden Studentship in Beckett Studies for commencement in September 2026 or January 2027. Supported by an endowment from the late Professor Mary Bryden’s Estate, the PhD studentship offers an annual subsistence stipend of £13,500 for 3 years full-time study, or part-time equivalent. The scholarship will also cover…
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The call for papers has been announced for the latest in the online Beckett seminar series Grey Pluralities curated by Swati Joshi. This latest session, titled The Ultimate Cell in Samuel Beckett, ‘seeks to synthesise discourses within Beckett Studies, fostering an interdisciplinary dialogue that sits at the intersection of carceral scholarship, haptic phenomenology, affect of…
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The latest in the Samuel Beckett Early Career Scholars Initiative series of webinars has just been announced. This session titled Conferencing … Presenting … Networking will focus on all aspects of negotiating the essential work of attending conferences for Beckett ECRs. The panel will be sharing tips and guiding the discussion around how to make the most…
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San Patrizio Livorno Festival And ItalishMagazine have just announced an online Beckett event which should be of interest to members. To coincide with the author’s birthday on 13 April they will present Just Human: Beckett which is described as ‘an online conversation celebrating the universal humanity in Beckett’s work, connecting Ireland, Italy, and Pakistan in…
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The Beckett Brunch, originally the brainchild of the wonderful Dúnlaith Bird, returns to Dublin on Saturday 18 April. Its current iteration, organised by Céline Thobois Gupta, is titled Beckett, Travel and Archive will present a number of panels in a relaxed setting. As well as the stimulating discussion, the organisers promise tea, coffee, croissants, scones and…
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Anthem Press has just published Beckett and Broadcasting: On Works of Samuel Beckett for and in Radio and Television by Clas Zilliacus. This well-known, foundational work in the field was completed in 1976 but received only limited circulation at the time. Now presented with a new introduction by the author and an afterword by Galina…
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