Samuel Beckett Research Centre
Description
The Samuel Beckett Centre is an interdisciplinary hub for creative and scholarly engagement with the works of Samuel Beckett. Members actively promote all aspects of Samuel Beckett's legacy, especially the potential his work offers to creative artists.
To this end, the centre commissions new work by contemporary writers, composers and visual artists. The centre's world-leading archive of Beckett’s manuscripts and other materials offers a wellspring of creative and critical inspiration for these new works.
In recognition of Beckett's living legacies within the creative arts, the University of Reading's Samuel Beckett Research Centre hosts a series of Creative Fellowships, enabling leading writers, performers, artists, and musicians to develop new projects and insights through unique access to and engagement with the University's archival resources and Beckett specialists.
Offers funding
No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.
Founding year
2017
Contact details
PO Box 217
Reading
RG6 6AH
United Kingdom
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Heritage and Creativity Research Theme
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RG6 6UR
United Kingdom
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Beckett International Foundation (BIF)
The Beckett International Foundation (BIF) was established at the University of Reading in 1988 to further the study and appreciation of the work of Samuel Beckett (1906-1989). It is a charitable trus… read more about Beckett International Foundation (BIF)
Last modified:
2023-09-20 15:00:24