Astride of a grave and a difficult birth. Down in the hole, lingeringly, the grave digger puts on the forceps. We have time to grow old. The air is full of our cries.

— WAITING FOR GODOT

Beckett and Europe

MERL, University of Reading · 28-29 October 2015 Beckett and Europe28th – 29th October 2015 – MERL, University of ReadingAbstract Deadline: 8th June 2015Keynote Speaker: Dr David Tucker (Chester University) The Beckett at Reading Postgraduate group is pleased to announce a new postgraduate and Early Careers two-day conference with the theme of Beckett and Europe.…

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Beckett’s Bodies: Affect, Disability, Performance

SAMLA 85: Durham, NC Nov 13-15, 2015 The Samuel Beckett Society, Affiliated SessionConference of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA)Chair/contact: Michelle Rada, Brown University Beckett’s Bodies: Affect, Disability, Performance This panel seeks to explore the ways in which bodies are figured and disfigured in Beckett’s work. On their own constituting an expansive “body of…

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