Following the highly succesful Beckett’s Relations conference at the University of Edinburgh, and to coincide with the launch of the Society’s publication The Beckett Review, recently-elected president, Liz Barry, marked the occasion with her first public address. Detailing the work of the Society over the past year and outlining the programme of events which it…
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Following a ballot in which a record number of Society members cast their vote the result has been declared in the election of two new members to serve on the Executive Board of the Samuel Beckett Society. Outgoing president Patrick Bixby announced that the next Vice President (to succeed to the Presidency in two years)…
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The time has come to cast our votes to elect two new Executive Board members for the Samuel Beckett Society. Society members in good standing should choose one of the six nominees below (listed in no particular order) and send their name to beckettsociety@gmail.com by Saturday, 1 February. José Francisco Fernández (Universidad de Almería) Pascale Sardin (Université Bordeaux…
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The Samuel Beckett Society is now soliciting nominations for two new Executive Board members. Any member in good standing may to provide ONE nomination: the SIX most popular nominees will go out for ballot after the nomination deadline. Two members will then be elected to start office in February 2025. The member with the most votes will become Vice President for two…
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Membership of the Samuel Beckett Society has never conferred more benefits on those who join the community’s ranks. Following a review of socety activity and engagement by current president Patrick Bixby we can now offer the following list of attractive benefits to current and future members. Follow this link to join and revnew, and for…
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Furthering its commitment to enhance opportunities for those in their early stages of Beckett scholarship, the Samuel Beckett Society has announced a new initiative to promote the work of emerging scholars and researchers. The full text of the board’s statement reads: The executive board of the Samuel Beckett Society and the editor of The Beckett Circle seek…
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All members of the Samuel Beckett Society are reminded that the deadline for responses to the President’s initiative on the Society’s mission statement and code of conduct is next Monday 15 January. The president of the Samuel Beckett Society, Patrick Bixby, has written to all members iniviting their comments and observations in relation to two…
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The president of the Samuel Beckett Society, Patrick Bixby, has written to all members iniviting their comments and observations in relation to two new initiatives. The text reads as follows: ‘To guide our organization into the future, the executive committee have undertaken to draft – for the first time – a mission statement and a code of conduct.…
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A reminder to existing members that they need to renew their membership to continue to help in the work of the society and to access The Beckett Circle and other members’ material. We also hope that all of those interested in the work of the author would consider joining us in broadening the dialogue on…
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On 12 February, Cal Revely-Calder began his critique of the current state of Beckett studies by allowing readers of the Times Literary Supplement to drop their jaws at the bad behaviour that can go on at academic conferences. The essay made its revelation broadly in the name of ‘care’ – care for the work of an author…
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