This international conference is designed to address the questions of Beckett as a figure of world literature and world literature as figured in Beckett. We would like to invite papers, presentations, and performances on the following topics:
Beckett influence, reception and circulation across disciplines
Rethinking global modernism in the light of his works
Beckett as a self-translator and studies of Beckett in translation
Cinematographic and theatrical adaptations of Beckett plays
The intercultural, sociological, and political dissemination of Beckett work
Beckett and global contemporary criticism and theory
Abstracts and proposals of no more than 300 words are invited by 15 February 2016.
This international conference is designed to address the questions of Beckett as a figure of world literature and world literature as figured in Beckett. We would like to invite papers, presentations, and performances on the following topics:
Beckett’s influence, reception and circulation across disciplines
Rethinking global modernism in the light of his works
Beckett as a self-translator and studies of Beckett in translation
Cinematographic and theatrical adaptations of Beckett’s plays
The intercultural, sociological, and political dissemination of Beckett’s work
Beckett and global contemporary criticism and theory
Abstracts and proposals of no more than 300 words are invited by 15 February 2016.
This international conference is designed to address the questions of Beckett as a figure of world literature and world literature as figured in Beckett. We would like to invite papers, presentations, and performances on the following topics:
Beckett influence, reception and circulation across disciplines
Rethinking global modernism in the light of his works
Beckett as a self-translator and studies of Beckett in translation
Cinematographic and theatrical adaptations of Beckett plays
The intercultural, sociological, and political dissemination of Beckett work
Beckett and global contemporary criticism and theory
Abstracts and proposals of no more than 300 words are invited by 15 February 2016. will be held in Canterbury,United Kingdom on date 2016-05-06
Deadline for abstracts/proposals : 15th February 2016
Organized By :University of Kent
Keynote Speakers : Stanley E. Gontarski, Fábio de Souza Andrade
Venue :University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom