Saturday, January 28, 2006
(11:14 AM) | Brad:
For Brits, Soon-to-be British Residents, & Anybody Else Who Likes Castles
This morning I was making my 'Post-PhD To-Do' List, in a vain attempt to salvage some semblance of responsibility, and noted that at some point I needed to get on the ball and come up with an abstract for the this conference. While reading the session titles, I had the thought that some of the Weblog's own might find some of this interesting.I've participated in the last three meetings of the International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture, and can say fairly safely that it puts the AAR to shame -- certainly in terms of food, locales, and size (i.e., I prefer smaller conferences). Four years ago it was in York, England, home of the oldest street in Britain, a jaw-dropping cathedral, and a surprisingly good 'Ghost Walk' tour; two years ago it was in Uppsala, Sweden, where I discovered the wonders that are cloudberries, pear cider, and Swedish breakfast buffets; and this year it is in Stirling, Scotland, home of the William Wallace Monument, Stirling Castle, and a Rob Roy statue where yours truly was once photographed with a green hat that made him look a wee bit homosexual. Now, the conference fee is a bit much, three hundred pounds(!!!), but in my experience they throw out bursaries to just about anybody who bothers to ask, so that shouldn't scare you.
