We’re thrilled to welcome esteemed Joyce scholar Geert Lernout back to the stage for Bloomsday in Oostende 2024 on Sunday 16 June. Anyone who joined us last year will remember his wonderful talk entitled ‘James Joyce and the Sea’. Thanks to photographer Jef Van Eynde @vaneyndejef we have this wonderful souvenir. We can’t wait to hear his contribution to this year’s proceedings. Not only is he Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Antwerp, the former president of the International James Joyce Foundation and founder of the James Joyce Centre in Antwerp, but he is also an honorary Portier van de Oceaan. NB. the event in KAAP is now fully booked. Bloomsday in Oostende is supported by the Irish Embassy in Belgium, Stad Oostende, KAAP, Exil vzw and Oostende Leest.