Trieste 2021: Update

Between 14 and 18 June 2021, the city of Trieste and the Trieste Joyce School – Università degli studi di Trieste will play host to the 27th International James Joyce Symposium. This year’s gathering will be a hybrid or blended conference with a reduced presence in Trieste and most participants joining over digital platforms. The…Continue Reading Trieste 2021: Update

2020 Joyce Symposium Scholarships

Once again, the International James Joyce Foundation plans to award eight or more scholarships to aid students and recent under- or unemployed post-docs who plan to attend the International James Joyce Symposium in Trieste in June 2020. The deadline for applications for the scholarships is March 1, 2020. Applicants need not be members of the…Continue Reading 2020 Joyce Symposium Scholarships

On the Death of Stephen James Joyce

Statement from President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Stephen Joyce, grandson of James Joyce on Friday, January 24, 2020.   I have heard with sadness of the passing of Stephen Joyce, grandson of James Joyce, in Paris last night. Thus passes our last direct connection with James Joyce. Stephen was pre-deceased by his…Continue Reading On the Death of Stephen James Joyce

IJJF Panel at MLA 2020

Anyone preparing to head off to Seattle for the 2020 MLA Convention, please mark your calendars and plan to attend the IJJF session (#317) on “Joyce and Paris.” It’ll be on Friday, January 10, from 1:45-3:00, and will  feature the work of top-notch Joycean scholars Dipanjan Maitra (U Buffalo, SUNY), Barry McCrea (U of Notre…Continue Reading IJJF Panel at MLA 2020

CFP: Omniscientific Joyce 2020

Between 15 and 19 June 2020, the Università degli studi di Trieste will host the 27th International James Joyce Symposium in Trieste, the city that Joyce dubbed “la mia seconda patria” and his home for over a decade. Trieste has been named the European Capital of Science for 2020, and we propose the theme of “Omniscientific…Continue Reading CFP: Omniscientific Joyce 2020

Joyce Without Borders Graduate Student Scholarships

“Joyce Without Borders” is pleased to announce that, as a special sponsorship, the International James Joyce Foundation plans to award three scholarships to aid graduate students who plan to attend the North American James Joyce Symposium in Mexico City, June 12-16, 2019. The deadline for applications for the scholarships is February 25, 2018. Applicants need not be…Continue Reading Joyce Without Borders Graduate Student Scholarships

IJJF Membership Votes to Approve New Bylaws

The membership of the IJJF has voted to approve the recommended revisions to the organization’s bylaws, which go into effect immediately.  These amendments required and received approval by more than a two-thirds majority of all those voting. The new bylaws include the official change of address for the Foundation and some other minor corrections and elucidations as…Continue Reading IJJF Membership Votes to Approve New Bylaws

International James Joyce Foundation 2018 Trustee Election Results

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 IJJF Trustee Election. We are excited about the great work that they will do for Joyceans everywhere! Outside North America: Anne Fogarty is Professor of James Joyce Studies at University College Dublin and founder and co-editor with Luca Crispi of the Dublin James Joyce Journal.  She has…Continue Reading International James Joyce Foundation 2018 Trustee Election Results

Joyce Without Borders 2019

The 2019 North American James Joyce Symposium will take place from June 12-16 in Mexico City—the first major Joyce conference to be hosted in the global south. Complete information about the extraordinary venue, the distinguished keynotes, and the call for papers can be found on their site. Please share widely and consider joining us what…Continue Reading Joyce Without Borders 2019