The Rosemary Pountney Collection at the University of Reading A Guest Blog by Professor Jonathan Heron (University of Warwick) [Image 1: Production photo of Rosemary Pountney, Footfalls, 1978, image by…Read More >
Beckett International Foundation Seminar – Registration
Beckett International Foundation Seminar Minghella Studios, University of Reading, 4 November 2023 Registration for the BIF seminar on Saturday 4 November 2023 is now available here. As in previous years,…Read More >
Beckett International Foundation Seminar – 4 November 2023
We are pleased to announce that the 33rd BIF Seminar will take place at the University of Reading on Saturday 4 November 2023, with the following speakers: Elizabeth Barry (University of…Read More >
Update on the Solange and Stephen Joyce Archive at the University of Reading
We write to provide news of progress about the acquisition of the Joyce archive at Special Collections, University of Reading. This progress has been somewhat hampered by delays outside of…Read More >
Screening: Samuel Beckett and Artists’ Cinema
Beckett’s work has inspired many contemporary visual artists, but in recent years it has been the area of artists’ film that has seen the clearest impact. On Friday 23rd of June…Read More >
Samuel Beckett & Japan: A Virtual Seminar Series
Samuel Beckett & Japan: A Virtual Seminar Series Seminar 3: Saturday 11th March 2023 (via MS Teams) 10-11.30am Dublin/London; 11am-12.30pm CET; 7-8.30pm Tokyo Please join us for the third session…Read More >
The University of Gdańsk Samuel Beckett Seminar 2023
The University of Gdańsk Samuel Beckett Seminar 2023 Who Wrote Godot? 18-19 May 2023 University of Gdańsk, Poland The title of the seminar – Who Wrote Godot? – was suggested…Read More >
Announcement: Creative Fellows 2022-2023
The Samuel Beckett Research Centre at the University of Reading is delighted to announce the appointment of two new Creative Fellows 2022-23: Claire-Louise Bennett and Simon Okotie. Claire-Louise Bennett has…Read More >
Beckett at Reading – 50th Anniversary
Beckett at Reading 50th Anniversary Celebrating the Beckett Exhibition of 1971 Organised by the Beckett International Foundation and the Beckett Research Centre Minghella Studios, University of Reading, 4-5 November 2022…Read More >
Inaugural Beckett Creative Fellows announced
The School of English at Trinity College Dublin is delighted to announce that it will be hosting Niamh Campbell and Nathan O’Donnell as the inaugural Beckett Creative Fellows this coming…Read More >