“a gaud of amber beads” — Ulysses, Feminism, and Biography

Delve into the intellectual context surrounding the Ransom Center’s centenary exhibition Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses in this talk by curator Dr. Clare Hutton, Reader in English and Digital Humanities at Loughborough University. One hundred years after the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses in Paris triumphed as both cause célèbre and succès de scandale, the field of Joycean literary criticism thrives. But the field of Joycean biography is in sore need of revision. This lecture probes the correlations between biography, feminism, and the act of interpretation. Ulysses encourages biographical readings, but Joyce tended to downplay the significant role which women played in enabling him to realize his ambition. Learn more about key objects in the exhibition as Hutton suggests some revisions to existing views of figures such as Harriet Shaw Weaver, Sylvia Beach, Margaret Anderson, Jane Heap, May Joyce, Josephine Murray, and Nora Barnacle. -- Women and the Making of Joyce’s Ulysses March 4, 2022 – July 17, 2022 See more than 150 rare objects that tell this story, including a first edition of Ulysses, page proofs for its first printing, original copies of The Little Review, manuscripts in Joyce’s hand, rare books, printed ephemera, and photographs. https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibition... In partnership with the Irish Consulate of Austin. The Ransom Center appreciates the generosity of our promotional partners: Society Texas, KUT 90.5 & Texas Standard. 📢 Connect on Facebook:   / ransomcenter   📢 Connect on Instagram:   / ransomcenter​​   📢 Connect on Twitter:   / ransomcenter   #jamesjoyce #ulysses #ulysses100