Annual Samuel Beckett Lecture
Yolanda and David Katz Faculty of the Arts, Department of Theatre Studies, Embassy of Ireland: Annual Lecture In the presence of His Excellency Michael Forbes, Ambassador of Ireland to Israel
07 מאי 2009
Tuesday, 19 May 2009: Reception 18:00 ◊ Lecture 18:30
Room 001 Kikoine Building*, Tel Aviv University
The 2009 lecture will be given by Gerry Dukes Leading Irish author, editor, and University of Limerick lecturer on Beckett
“‘Are They All Still Asleep Over There?’: Beckett’s Cultural Politics”
By “unpacking” certain key passages from Beckett’s early English and French language fictions
and drawing on his prose and dramatic works from the latter part of his career,
his complex relationship with his two cultures—Irish and French—becomes apparent.
With the support of The Embassy of Ireland Culture Division, Irish Department of Foreign Affairs
The Samuel Beckett Society of Israel Theatre Studies Department, Tel Aviv University.





