Catalyzing Undergraduate Research: The "Beckett Beyond" Zine Project

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Since 2022, members of the Library’s Teaching and Research Support team have supported third-year Drama students as part of the module "Beckett Beyond". The result is a collection of beautifully-crafted zines that capture the students’ creativity and demonstrate the Trinity Graduate Attributes ‘to think independently and to communicate effectively'. Please use the tabs on the left to navigate to individual years.\ \ Library colleagues are delighted to be invited each year by Céline Thobois-Gupta into the classroom to teach the range of research tools available through the Library. This is also a valuable insight for Library staff into the research journeys and approaches of the students to Beckett.\ Research gleaned from journal articles, books and archival material is uncovered and synthesised with the students' own knowledge. Each zine incorporates a bibliography or ‘influential works’ section and is deposited in the Library’s permanent collection and available for consultation. Thus, future scholars will be able to build on these research outputs.\ \ This ongoing project highlights the significant contribution that undergraduate students make to academic research. Visitors are very welcome to contribute to the dialogues about Beckett by scanning QR codes within the zines.\ \ Zines from the collection are on display during February and March in the Iveagh Hall, Eavan Boland Library and the exhibition is open to the Trinity community.\

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