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*With apologies for cross-posting* Please pass this on to any Postgraduates and Early Career Researchers who may be interested in the following call for papers. Many thanks! ***CALL FOR PAPERS*** Beckett and Europe Conference 2015 28 - 29 October 2015 Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), University of Reading > Abstract Deadline: *8th June 2015* > Keynote Speaker: Dr David Tucker (Chester University) The Beckett at Reading Postgraduate group is pleased to announce a postgraduate and Early Career Researcher two-day conference on the theme of Beckett and Europe. We will be hosting two on-site archival workshops on manuscripts and performance during the conference. There will also be a public lecture on 'Happy Days' by Professor James Knowlson. This will be followed by the Beckett International Foundation Seminar on 30 October. Born in Ireland in 1906, Beckett wrote in English, French and German and directed his own theatrical work in London, Berlin and Paris. The span and influence of Beckett’s work in 20th Century Europe is essential to many questions that inform Beckett scholarship: How do we frame Beckett nationally/internationally and has this changed? What influence did Beckett have on European artists, writers and thinkers? How has Beckett’s work entered the European tradition? We invite postgraduates and Early Career Researchers to submit abstracts under the general theme of ‘Beckett and Europe’. The aim of the conference is to engage postgraduates and ECRs in research exchange with an interdisciplinary and cross-media focus. All disciplines are welcome. Submissions that contest and interrogate a Eurocentric focus on Beckett will also be considered. Issues to consider may include, but are not limited to, the following: - Beckett, History and the Politics of Europe - Beckett and World War II - Beckett’s European Legacy - Beckett and the City - Beckett and European Theatre: Performance and Practice - Beckett and the Archive - Beckett, Nation and Translation - Beckett and Culture: E.g. Music, Art, Architecture - Beckett and European Philosophy - Beckett and Traditions: Prose, Poetry, Drama - Different modes of Beckett criticism in the various European traditions Please send abstracts (300 – 500 words) and a short biography (max. 150 words), in English, to [log in to unmask] *before 8 June 2015*. Further details and updates can be found at the Beckett at Reading Postgraduates (BARP) website: https://barpgroup.wordpress.com/ If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to get in touch via the conference email account: [log in to unmask]