The Bloomsday Festival
Thursday, 12 June 2025 at 5pm
The Bloomsday Film Festival presents Joyce and the Magic Lantern by Keith Williams & Jeremy Brooker on Thursday, June 12th at 5pm in The James Joyce Centre.
In this collaborative talk, Keith Williams (University of Dundee) will discuss the key influence of the Magic Lantern on the cinematic features of James Joyce’s writing with Jeremy Brooker (former chair of the Magic Lantern Society).
When people think of Joyce, they tend to think of ‘highbrow’ influences, but Joyce was just as inspired by the popular culture of his time. This talk will show how Magic Lantern imagery and techniques found their way into Joyce’s themes and methods long before those of film.
This talk will serve as an introduction to Jeremy’s Magic Lantern show on June 14th and Keith’s presentation of Volta Films at the IFI on June 16th.
The event is free but booking is essential.
The Bloomsday Festival is organised by The James Joyce Centre in partnership with Fáilte Ireland, Olhausen’s Sausages, and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.