2020

For an immersive discussion of Joyce’s work, we were joined by John McCourt, Marcello Zabaloy, and members of the Concordia community. Rewatch the event here!

• John McCourt is Professor of English literature at the University of Macerata. His most recent book is Writing the Frontier. Anthony Trollope between Britain and Ireland (Oxford University Press, 2015). He is also the author of The Years of Bloom: Joyce in Trieste 1904-1920 (Lilliput Press and the University of Wisconsin Press).  John has edited many volumes including Roll Away the Reel World: James Joyce and Cinema (Cork University Press), and James Joyce in Context (Cambridge University Press). He is currently working on a study of the reception of Joyce’s Ulysses in Ireland as the centenary of its publication approaches. John is co-director of the Trieste Joyce School.
• Marcelo Zabaloy is the Spanish translator of Ulysses and Finnegan’s Wake. He was born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina on the 10th of September 1956, and has lived in the same city since then, with his wife of over 40 years, Marcela. They have two daughters aged 41 and 40 and four sons aged  39, 38, 37 and 36. The remarkable story of how this self-confessed, independent scholar and former IT professional came to Joyce and to develop these acclaimed translations will make for a fascinating presentation.
• Peter Stockland is Senior Writer with Cardus, and Editor and publisher of Convivium, “an online space that brings together citizens of differing convictions and religious confessions to contend for the role of faith in our common life.  Over the last eight years Convivium has fostered rigorous conversation, shared profound stories of faith, and explored some of the most difficult questions of our time.”  Peter was formerly editor-in-chief at the Montreal Gazette.  Peter is also a student at Concordia’s School of Irish Studies.  Last year, Peter spoke on “Ulysses by Ear” about learning “Ulysses” not by reading but by listening.
• Kayla Fanning is a student in the School of Irish Studies at Concordia University, with a double major in English Literature and Irish Studies.  She is an unrepentant Joyce enthusiast.  In this year’s panel, in keeping with the theme of “Joyce and Landscape”, Kayla will be exploring Episode Seven in Ulysses, “Aeolus” and the contours of the lungs, the breath and the wind.