The Samuel Beckett and World Literature conference – funded by the Centre for Modern European Literature, Faculty of Humanities, and departments across SECL and the School of English – takes place at the University’s Canterbury campus on 4-5 May 2016.

Keynote speakers are Professor Stanley Gontarski from Florida State University and Professor Fabio de Souza Andrade from Universidade de São Paulo. There will also be a screening of Ashish Avikunthak’s feature film Kalkimanthankatha, inspired by Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, followed by a discussion with the Indian cinematographer at the Gulbenkian Cinema.

Please visit the Conference blog for further details and the full programme, which includes an exciting line-up of panels.

For any queries, please email: beckettworldlit@kent.ac.uk.

We look forward to seeing you in May!

SBWL Conference Organisers