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The Beckett at Reading Postgraduate & Early-Career Group (BARP) is an active, vibrant and supportive community of postgraduate and early-career Beckett scholars based at the University of Reading. It is an integral part of the Centre's activities and research initiatives, with members of the group organising conferences, seminars, and discussion groups, as well as regular informal meet-ups, to which visiting postgraduates and early career researchers are warmly welcome.<\/p>\n

The Beckett Forum<\/h3>\n

BARP also runs the Beckett Forum,\u00a0a working group for researchers to discuss, present and share their work in a collegiate environment. The Forum meets regularly at the University of Reading and welcomes scholars visiting the University and those using the archive at MERL. Scholars\u00a0nearing the end of their PhDs are\u00a0given the opportunity to\u00a0present larger aspects of their theses to help prepare for\u00a0their\u00a0examination presentations and\/or defence.<\/p>\n

For more information about the group, and\u00a0to arrange to\u00a0attend a meeting, please visit the\u00a0BARP website<\/strong><\/a>. For more regular announcements and online discussions, you can also visit the group's\u00a0Facebook page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conferences and Publications<\/h3>\n

BARP has organised three successful international conferences. The conferences, 'Beckett and Europe' (2015), 'Beckett and Politics' (2016) and 'Beckett and Italy' (2019), foreground some of the Centre's recent research focuses. They have resulted in two publications, edited by former PhD students:<\/p>\n