Beckett's Relationships Samuel Beckett’s work depicts a long list of tangled and variously charged relationships, while research on his life offers opportunities for thinking about some of the key relationships that shaped this work. Contemporary Beckett Studies involves relationships between various fields of scholarship, theories and methodologies. And, beyond the walls of academia, we also have the opportunity to think more deeply about the way that other literary, artistic, and cultural creators have developed their own relationship with Beckett’s work to produce new art. At a moment when the challenges of relating to each other and the world around us have undergone such momentous changes, we might ask:What sort of relationships do Beckett’s texts encourage? How might Beckett’s work help us relate to today’s world? How to attendRegistration will be made available for the conference in spring 2025. Stay tuned! Visit the Beckett's Relationships website Conference Organisers Dr Hannah SimpsonDr Megan GirdwoodDr Peter AdkinsUmar ShehzadThe Organisers are based in English and Scottish Literature in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh. Find out more about English and Scottish Literature Tags English and Scottish Literature Jun 05 2025 - Jun 07 2025 Beckett's Relationships Join the Samuel Beckett Society for its tenth annual conference - three days of discussion on the theme of relationships, both within and with the writer's work. University of Edinburgh (5 and 6 June) Summerhall, Edinburgh (7 June)
Beckett's Relationships Samuel Beckett’s work depicts a long list of tangled and variously charged relationships, while research on his life offers opportunities for thinking about some of the key relationships that shaped this work. Contemporary Beckett Studies involves relationships between various fields of scholarship, theories and methodologies. And, beyond the walls of academia, we also have the opportunity to think more deeply about the way that other literary, artistic, and cultural creators have developed their own relationship with Beckett’s work to produce new art. At a moment when the challenges of relating to each other and the world around us have undergone such momentous changes, we might ask:What sort of relationships do Beckett’s texts encourage? How might Beckett’s work help us relate to today’s world? How to attendRegistration will be made available for the conference in spring 2025. Stay tuned! Visit the Beckett's Relationships website Conference Organisers Dr Hannah SimpsonDr Megan GirdwoodDr Peter AdkinsUmar ShehzadThe Organisers are based in English and Scottish Literature in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh. Find out more about English and Scottish Literature Tags English and Scottish Literature Jun 05 2025 - Jun 07 2025 Beckett's Relationships Join the Samuel Beckett Society for its tenth annual conference - three days of discussion on the theme of relationships, both within and with the writer's work. University of Edinburgh (5 and 6 June) Summerhall, Edinburgh (7 June)
Jun 05 2025 - Jun 07 2025 Beckett's Relationships Join the Samuel Beckett Society for its tenth annual conference - three days of discussion on the theme of relationships, both within and with the writer's work.
