Weaver of the Wind: Reflecting on the Legacy of Ulysses’ Patron

On 21st April 2022, the James Joyce Centre (Dublin) hosted an online conversation between Lucy Brennan Shiel, Susan Leybourne, Marion Byrne, and Clare Hutton, reflecting upon Harriet Shaw Weaver’s important and complex role in the creation and patronage of James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922). Hosted by Darina Gallagher (Director of the James Joyce Centre), the event explored the speakers’ memorial tributes to Weaver in the light of Ulysses‘ 100th anniversary. These included a short film, ‘Weaver of the Wind’ by Brennan Shiel, The Ulysses 100 project e-book by Leybourne and Byrne, and Hutton’s ‘Women and the Making of Ulysses‘ exhibition (showing until 17th July, The Harry Ransom Centre, TX). Watch the full event above.