IV International Seminar in Irish Theatre and Performance: Centre of Irish Studies Banna/Bond (EFACIS) at the University of La Rioja; Friday, December 17, from 09:30 to 11:00 (Central European Time (8.30-10am Irish Time)
It is a pleasure to announce the celebration of
the “IV International Seminar in Irish Theatre and Performance,” organised
by our dear friend and colleague, professor Melania Terrazas Gallego,
as part of the activities held by the Centre of Irish Studies
Banna/Bond (EFACIS) at the University of La Rioja, in collaboration with the
Universities of Burgos, Deusto and Zaragoza.
The programme, that I have attached to
this message, is focused on Oscar Wilde and Samuel
Beckett, covering both the textual and performative dimensions of the Irish
writers’ works. The activity could be followed online through the YouTube
Channel of the University de La Rioja (www.unirioja.es/youtube)
on Friday, December 17, from 09:30 to 11:00 (Central European Time (8.30-10am
Irish Time)
The first speaker will be Professor Loredana Salis (Università di Sassari,
Italy) who will deliver the lecture entitled “Fortunes and
misfortunes of a fin de siècle play – Oscar Wilde’s Salome”.
Afterwards, Professor David Clare (Mary Immaculate
College, University of Limerick) will focus on “Irish Traces in Samuel
Beckett’s Waiting for Godot”.
The lectures will followed by a debate with the plenary
speakers coordinated by Melania Terrazas, that also welcomes questions and
commentaries by the attendants.
This International Seminar is also part of
the formative activities offered by the PhD Programme on Modern
Philologies at the University of La Rioja (EMYDUR), and is
sponsored by the Research Group GRID: Representaciones
de Identidades en Textos Literarios y Fílmicos de Habla Inglesa.