14/07/2020
In the spirit of border-crossing, we are delighted to invite you, wherever you are, to watch a recorded conversation on Beckett, COVID-19, and “border(s)” with Trish McTighe (Queen’s University Belfast), Jonathan Heron (University of Warwick) and Feargal Whelan (Trinity College Dublin), chaired by Nicholas Johnson (Trinity College Dublin). The release of the video, recorded on 21st April 2020, had to be postponed until today. An extensive and explanatory introduction has been added under the video to give more context.
This content is presented by the Trinity Centre for Beckett Studies, in partnership with Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, the Department of French, Drama Department - Trinity College Dublin, and The School of English, Trinity College Dublin. Academic partners include Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, the Université Bretagne Loire, and the Laboratoire Héritages & Constructions dans le Texte & l'Image. Additional support is provided by Ambassade de France en Irlande and Alliance Française de Dublin.
“Blacked out fallen open four walls over backwards true refuge issueless.” Lessness (The Complete Short Prose 1929-1989, ed.S.E. Gontarski, 1995, p.199) Throughout…