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Heron, Jonathan (2021) #failbetter. Journal of Beckett Studies, 30 (1). pp. 82-99. doi:10.3366/jobs.2021.0330 ISSN 0309-5207.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3366/jobs.2021.0330
Abstract
Recalling Beckett's treatment of failure (Three Dialogues, 1949; Worstward Ho, 1983), this article considers ‘fidelity to failure’ as a performative and political issue. In dealing with both the aesthetics and ethics of Beckett's failure, the article is informed by recent publications and events within the field (Kenny; Morin; Maprayil; 2020). These interventions build upon a body of literature on Beckett (McMullan, 1994; Calder, 2001; Anderton, 2016; Thomas, 2018) and culture (Bersani and Dutoit, 1993; Ridout, 2006; Bailes, 2011; Halberstam, 2011). The article examines the phenomenon of failure within Beckettian production and wider ethical implications surrounding the (mis)appropriations of ‘failing better’. Having established the uses – and misuses – of this phrase, the article proceeds in three interlinked parts: a) aesthetic failure in Beckett's creative practice through to his legacy in experimental theatre and popular culture; b) performance more broadly, including intersections with disability culture and queer studies; and c) performative interventions in public discourse, from Brexit in Europe to the 2016 US Presidential Election as well as social movements such as Black Lives Matter.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Alternative Title: | Fail better | ||||||
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||||
Divisions: | Other > Institute of Advanced Teaching & Learning | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 -- Criticism and interpretation, Failure (Psychology), Failure (Psychology) in literature | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Beckett Studies | ||||||
Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press | ||||||
ISSN: | 0309-5207 | ||||||
Official Date: | 1 April 2021 | ||||||
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Volume: | 30 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 82-99 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.3366/jobs.2021.0330 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is an Author’s Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Edinburgh University Press in Journal of Beckett Studies. The Version of Record is available online at: http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/jobs.2021.0330 | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 September 2022 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 September 2022 |
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