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…
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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…
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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.…
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The latest in the Cambridge Elements in Beckett Studies series has just been released. As outlined in the book’s abstract, Beckett and Cioran, by Steven Matthews, discusses the association between Beckett, and the Romanian-born philosopher, E. M. Cioran. It draws upon the known biographical detail, but, more substantially, upon the terms of Beckett’s engagement with…
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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…
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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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A reminder that the Society is asking for submissions for its contribution to next year’s Modern Language Association Convention to be held in New Orleans in January 2025. The Samuel Beckett Society has proposed three panels for the convention: Title: Samuel Beckett and Persistent Impoverishment We welcome 250-word abstracts on the topic of poverty relating…
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The Samuel Beckett Early Career Scholars Initiative has announced details of its latest online seminar. Titled ‘Try again. Fail again. Fail Better: Success in Publishing’, the session will share ideas on all aspects of getting published in the discipline. The event will include contributions from the Initiative’s co-organiser Julie Bates of Trinity College Dublin, as…
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The next session of the London Beckett Seminar sees Society president, Prof Patrick Bixby (Arizona State University), deliver a paper titled Beckett, Lefebvre and the Everyday. This online session will take place at 18:00 GMT on Friday 23 February and is provided free of charge but registration is essential through this link. The abstract which…
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A recent publication in the field of Beckett Studies provides us with more rich and thoughtful work from academic and practicing artist, Luz María Sánchez Cardona. A former board member of the Samuel Beckett Society, Luz has devoted much of her scholarly work on Beckett to creatively exploring themes of technology and sound in his…
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