Beckett and Justice: The Samuel Beckett Society 9th Annual Conference

The 9th Annual Conference of the Samuel Beckett Society will take place in Los Angeles, CA on the campus of Cal State LA from 6th-9th June, 2024. We hope that the conference theme, Beckett and Justice, will speak to several areas in Beckett Studies and will give space for new lines of inquiry. The theme connects to a longstanding history of Beckett’s personal resistance and resilience in the face of tyranny and censorship, his direct engagement with the incarcerated, and the critical role which his works have played in social activism. It also speaks to engagement by Beckett Studies with modes of censorship, perceived and real, which have grown from restrictions and biases imposed on performance of his work.

In the spirit of equality, and to promote as wide a participation as possible, there will be no attendance fee at Beckett and Justice. However, we do require all panelists to be members of the Samuel Beckett Society and we encourage all participants to join also. Membership can be obtained here.

We are also asking those who can afford it to consider making a donation to the conference to help with staging costs. Follow this link and locate ‘Samuel Beckett Society Conference’ in the dropdown menu at ‘Designation’. We hugely appreciate your consideration to donate in advance.

For all conference enquiries please contact the committee at [email protected]

Panels on Thursday and Friday will be in ; panels on Saturday will be in the Choral Room of . (Attendees driving to campus can park here. Further information about parking can be found here.)

The organisers would like to thank their sponsors for their enormous support: The Samuel Beckett Society, Cal State LA Arts & Letters, The Consulate General of Ireland (Los Angeles), UCLA, Monica Horan, Níl Dabht, Independent Shakespeare Company, Bloomsbury and Cornell University.

Further information about the conference can be found at the conference website.

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