The Beckett International Foundation at the University of Reading is pleased to announce that the 32. Beckett Research Seminar will take place on Saturday, 6 November 2021.
The event will be held in Minghella Studios, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading. 
As in previous years, our speakers represent a mixture of early career researchers as well as established scholars, local and international, reflecting current research into Beckett’s work. We hope that the programme will, as in the past, attract a wide and varied audience.
The charge for the day is £20 per participant (£10 unwaged), which includes lunch and refreshments throughout the day.
Please register by 2pm on Friday 29 October 2021 using the following link:
For further information, please contact: Dr Mark Nixon – m.nixon@reading.ac.uk
Programme
10.30 – 11.00: Registration / Welcome
11.00 – 11.30: Anna McMullan (University of Reading): ‘Intermedial Embodiments: Company SJ’s Staging of Beckett’s Company’
11.30 – 12.00 Discussion
12.00 – 12.15: Tea / Coffee Break
12.15 – 12.45: Zoe Gosling (University of Manchester): ‘Algebra in the Archive: Calculation and Narrative in Watt’
12.45 – 1.15: Discussion
1.15 – 2.15: Lunch
2.15 – 2.45: Feargal Whelan (Trinity College Dublin): ‘“All traffic is retarded”: Beckett’s Disruptive Trains’
2.45 – 3.15: Discussion
3.15 – 3.30: Tea / Coffee Break
3.30 – 4.00: Olga Beloborodova (University of Antwerp): ‘A “hideous corruption” or a “posthumous collaboration”? Beckett’s Fin de partie in Kurtág’s Opera Adaptation’
4.00 – 4.30: Discussion
4.30 – 4.45: Closing Remarks
We look forward to seeing you!
Anna McMullan and Mark Nixon
(Directors, Beckett International Foundation)