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Beckett and the Phenomenology of Doodles:<\/h1>\n

A Visual and Theoretical Analysis (2006 - 2009)<\/h1>\n

Funded by the The Leverhulme Trust, this project\u00a0<\/span>evaluated the philosophical and aesthetic significance of spontaneous drawing - 'doodles' - in the study of Beckett's work.\u00a0<\/span>While many scholars have analysed and interpreted Samuel Beckett's written and performed work, the doodles contained in his manuscripts and notebooks had never before been considered as a means to illuminate his written ideas, or as visual art in themselves. <\/span><\/p>\n

The research made use of the University of Reading's archive collection of manuscripts, notebooks, typescripts, drafts and annotated copies, donated by Beckett and others. <\/span>By <\/span>cataloguing his doodles and examining them through artistic practice and theoretical work, the project<\/span> contributed to a theorisation of doodles, exploring how they relate to psychopathology and the phenomenology of perception.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Exhibitions and other outputs<\/h3>\n

Visual artist, Dr Bill Prosser, worked on the collection of Beckett's papers preserved at Reading to investigate the relationship between Beckett's doodles and the philosophical concerns of his writings. <\/span><\/p>\n

Exhibitions of drawings by Prosser were held<\/span> at the Taylor Institution, University of Oxford; Warwick University; The University of Rome; Art et Litterature, Paris; The Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas; the Naughton Gallery, Queen's University, Belfast; St. Mary's Stow, Trinity College Dublin; and the University of California. They have been published together in a book by Prosser titled\u00a0Human Wishes: a selection of drawings based on the marginalia of Samuel Beckett<\/em> (Reading: University of Reading, 2008)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prosser also published an essay, \"Object Drawing\" in the Performance Research<\/em> journal (2007). The research addresses both a visual arts audience and one from a background in Beckett criticism, and connected with the activities of the Beckett International Foundation<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Team<\/h3>\n

The project\u00a0brought together expertise in research through art practice, design theory and academic study of Beckett's work. <\/span>It was led by Professor Jonathan Bignell<\/strong><\/a> (University of Reading - Film, Theatre and Television), Martin Andrews (University of Reading - Typography & Graphic Communication) and Dr Jonathan Dronsfield (formerly University of Reading - Fine Art).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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