Giving Sam a Second Life: Beckett's Plays in the Age of Convergent Media.

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  • Author(s): McCarthy, Sean (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Texas Studies in Literature & Language. Spring2009, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p102-117. 16p. 3 Black and White Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      BECKETT, Samuel, 1906-1989; DRAMA; THEATER; JENKINS, Henry; VIRTUAL reality; MASS media; EH Joe (Theatrical production)
    • Abstract:
      This essay explores how media practice is changing texts ascribed to traditional literary or theatrical genres, particularly in the plays by Samuel Beckett. It examines Henry Jenkins's theory of convergence to help contextualize the exploration of Beckett in the complex media culture of 2008. It suggests that virtual environments, such as Second Life, offer productive possibilities to engage with the texts of Beckett in the twenty-first century. It explores Beckett's play "Eh Joe," as an example of his convergent art.