James Joyce

Lectures

Lectures on James Joyce (2024)

James Joyce is the subject of numerous lectures worldwide.

Below you will find a small selection of events for 2024 that reflect Joyce's enduring influence on literature and literary scholarship.

Joyce scholars, enthusiasts, and academics from all over the world attend these events, and it is possible that you may be able to locate an event in your vicinity.

• Day: Sunday 25 August

  A Short Course: Warm, Fullblooded Life – Joyce’s Ulysses in Seven Weeks

  This 7-week online masterclass offers a unique approach to exploring James Joyce's novel, focusing on the storytelling and characters — Stephen, Leopold, Molly — as they navigate through Dublin's streets. Rather than relying on traditional, complex chapter analyses, the course adopts Nabokov's advice, creating maps to trace the characters' journeys, emphasizing a more immersive experience. This method encourages participants to live within the novel's vivid ambiance and understand its lasting allure, ensuring participants don't just learn about the book, but experience its 'warm, full-blooded life.' Course starts Sunday, August 25 and closes on Sunday, October 6. Admission feed starts from $360 (early bird). Visit the event's website here.
  Location: Online lecture
• Day: Sunday 22 September

  Thomas Mann and James Joyce

  This online event, taking place on September 22, 2024, features Prof. Evans Lansing Smith discussing the influence of alchemy and hermeticism on the literary works of Thomas Mann and James Joyce. As part of the Alchemy Art and Culture series, this lecture will explore how both authors incorporated alchemical themes into their writing, particularly in the masterpieces "Doctor Faustus" and "[a /finnegans-wake/page - Finnegans Wake]." These elements symbolize the creation process in literature or "poeisis." Enjoyers of the event will receive a recording valid for two weeks. Prof. Smith, an expert in mythology and literature, holds a strong background in both fields, including being a seasoned editor of Joseph Campbell's works. Visit the event's website here.
  Location: Online lecture