Time has gotten away from me a little. I have wanted to write, but just haven't been able to find the space and time to really sit down and think. So I don't know what kind of an update this will be. I've been working on a multitude of things this past week as there was a graduate student conference, theatre, marking and organising for Psi#12 next week.
The graduate student conference happens every year at Queen Mary (QM) and this year there were 7 of us. Two from Drama, the rest from English. We had two respondents and it took the full day. It was really nice to hear what other people have been working on and to see the different presentation styles that people use. The respondents were mostly helpful as well although people didn't really engage the implications of the theory that I was proposing...they were more interested in talking about the theorist herself - Hannah Arendt. Interestingly, I found out that there is a digital archive of all her work in Oldenburg, Germany, which is where I went to high school when I lived there. I might just have to spend day looking at the archive the next time I go there to visit!
Psi#12 is Performance Studies International: Peforming Rights. It is the largest theatre/performace studies conference in the world and this time its theme is Performing Rights. One of the keynote speakers is Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International. There will be over 500 delegates from all over the world. I have been working on PhD involvement so it hasn't been that hectic for me. But it is still enough to keep me busy with emails. I just booked catering for lunch for 60 people. A far cry from the events for 1000 people I used to do on Parliament Hill!
Tomorrow night I am going to see Titus Andronicus at the Globe. It is a nasty play with lots of blood and the reviews always mention the people who faint. People faint at the Globe every year, simply because if you pay 5 pounds you stand in the 'yard' in front of the stage and it can get a little hot and stuffy if all 1500 people show up to stand. I don't thint it really has much to do with the amount of blood on stage! But I'll let you know after I see it.
This Sunday at church there is a bbq in the afternoon to raise money for a kids club trip this summer. Then at church they are baptising 5 people - they use the really big pool and dunk people completely. Last time the heater didn't work so the water was quite cold... and then I am running the fair trade stall after the service. Too much to do!
The world cup of Football (Soccer) starts today and all of Europe has gone crazy. Almost every second car here has little St. George flags (this is the white flag with a red cross that forms the middle of the Union Jack) flying from the windows. And their best striker had a hurt foot, but he has just been cleared to play so everyone is over the moon about that!
I'm just thrilled the weather has picked up - It's 27 (80 F) today, and hazy. It is supposed to be about the same tomorrow but no clouds! Perfect ice cream weather.
Now I am going to read...really...
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