10 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN NEWS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004 Bloomsday marks celebration for Irish James Joyce's book plays large part in Bloomsday festival By Marc ingber mingber@kansan.com Kansan staff writer March won't be the only month this year that Lawrence celebrates Irish culture. The department of English at the University of Kansas will celebrate the Bloomsday Centenary today with a marathon reading of James Joyce's Ulysses. The reading will begin in downtown Lawrence at 8 a.m. today and will continue until it is completed, which will be approximately 28 hours later according to Kathryn Conrad, associate professor of English and coordinator of the event. go during the reading, but there would be about five people who would stick it out the whole way through. Conrad said there would be a revolving cast of people who would come and The story of Ulysses took place on, June 16, 1904, and each year Joyce fans all over the world celebrate Bloomsday in commemoration of the book, which was published in 1922. The department of English wanted to have more of a celebration for the Bloomsday Centenary than previous years, Conrad said. The department has been hosting a variety of events since last Thursday in preparation of Bloomsday. These included lectures, conferences, a play, Irish folk music and Irish rock bands. "The neat thing about the conference is there is something for everybody," said Mike Lee. Andover graduate student. He said even if some people were not interested in attending one of the lectures, they could still participate by seeing one of the Irish bands. "People often say it's a wonderful Conrad said although Ulysses is a famous book, it's not necessarily popular. Eddie Delahant sings Irish folk songs to listeners at the Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St. The event was held Monday evening and was one of several leading up to the celebration of Bloomsday. Delahant, who is originally from Dublin, Ireland, said he was invited specifically for the week's events but would like to return because the listeners were great. Courtney Kuhlen/Kansan book, but they haven't read it because they are afraid of it," she said. One of the great things about Ulysses is that it challenges the readers to make their own interpretation of the book, which allows their minds to expand, said Conrad, who has read the book about seven times. Conrad said the University was a great place to have the conference because Spencer Research Library had one of the best Irish collections in the country. The library's collection includes political pamphlets, literature and all of Joyce's works in many editions, including a Ulysses first edition. "It's a world class collection and not that many people know about it," Conrad said. She said she was hoping the conference would change that. Edited by Abby Tillery Leanna Mar ONE MONTH FREE RENT! - 4 Bedrooms * 1550 Sq. Feet * Washer/Dryer * Walk-in Closets Just some of our amenities: - Covered Parking - Gas Fireplaces - 3 Bathrooms - and much more! VOTED BEST TOWNHOMES BY KU STUDENTS! Call or come in today! 4501 Wimbledon Drive 312-7942 Summer KU Fit Classes
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