[ilds] Not to be a pooper

[Bruce Redwine]

I am a dues-paying member of the ILDS.  I attended the past conference in Victoria and enjoyed it very much.  Moreover, I see nothing wrong with voicing my opinion and questioning the choice of the next meeting in New Orleans.  That sultry city may be convenient for academics in the U.S. and Canada, that constituency of 50% or more, according to a recent statistic, but it is not for other "international" elements, in particular those attracted to the landscape Lawrence Durrell so vividly described, namely, the Mediterranean and its environs.

Happy Thanksgiving to all, even those not in the U.S.


Bruce


On Nov 26, 2009, at 6:53 AM, Anne R Zahlan wrote:

> Those who are complaining about the New Orleans conference appear neither to 
> have attended past conferences (including those in Greece and France and 
> Egypt), nor to have looked at the list of conferences on the Durrell Society 
> Web site.
> 
> For a list of past conferences, do consult www.lawrencedurrell.org.
> 
> Personally, I look forward to New Orleans as I have always done to our On 
> Miracle Ground meetings wherever they may be.
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Gifford" <james.d.gifford at gmail.com>
> To: <ilds at lists.uvic.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 1:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [ilds] Not to be a pooper
> 
> 
> Both Rhodes and Sommieres (Avignon) have previously hosted the
> conference (twice in Greece now).  Rotating between North America and
> Europe every 2 years works well for travel for all those involved and
> prevents the ILDS from becoming too lopsided on either side of the
> Atlantic -- New Orleans will certainly be exciting and promises a great
> line-up of contributors, and unlike the Modernist Studies Association,
> at least we haven't gone to Tulsa...
> 
> (actually, I rather like Tulsa.)
> 
> But, the break between classes is up....
> 
> -James
> 
> Denise Tart & David Green wrote:
>> Sommieres, Rhodes, somewhere above sea level and no hurricanes
>> 
>> Olives, Octopodis and Retsina
>> 
>> DG
>> 
>> Denise Tart
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>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bruce Redwine" <bredwine1968 at earthlink.net>
>> To: <Charles-Sligh at utc.edu>; <ilds at lists.uvic.ca>
>> Cc: "Bruce Redwine" <bredwine1968 at earthlink.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:00 AM
>> Subject: Re: [ilds] Not to be a pooper
>> 
>> 
>> I agree.  Why not Bellapaix, Cefalù, or even Ascona?
>> 
>> 
>> BR
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 24, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Charles Sligh wrote:
>> 
>>> RW HEDGES wrote:
>>>> Not to be a pooper but are we not making a stride away from the
>>>> Durrell territory? Aside from spelling do we not owe the master a
>>>> ceremony in Greece or Egypt? [. . . .]  Hold it in Greece for the sake
>>>> of the Lord! I only wish that we could link more reasonably. Paris?
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Indeed--
>>> 
>>> Past Conferences
>>> http://www.lawrencedurrell.org/conferen.htm
>>> 
>>> On Miracle Ground XV, "Lawrence Durrell: A Writer at the Crossroads of
>>> Arts and Sciences" was held on July 1 through 5, 2008, hosted by *the
>>> l'Université Paris X (Nanterre), in France.*
>>> 
>>> On Miracle Ground XIV was held on June 25 through 29, 2006, at the
>>> University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada.
>>> 
>>> On Miracle Ground XIII was held on June 27 through July 2, 2004, in
>>> *Rhodes, Greece.*
>>> 
>>> Borderlines and Borderlands, an international Lawrence Durrell/D.H.
>>> Lawrence conference, was held on June 24 through 26, 2004, at the*
>>> University of Paris X.*
>>> 
>>> On Miracle Ground XII was held from June 20 through 24, 2002,
>>> at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
>>> 
>>> On Miracle Ground XI was held from July 2 through 7, 2000
>>> at* Corfu, Greece.*
>>> 
>>> On Miracle Ground X was held from May 20 through 24, 1998
>>> at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
>>> 
>>> And On Miracle Ground IX was held in 1996 in *Alexandria, Egypt
>>> *