Comments on: AHA

By: Frog in a Well - The Japan History Group Blog

Frog in a Well - The Japan History Group Blog — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:31:50 +0000

[...] for me, but my meetings didn’t leave me a lot of time for panels.1 None, in fact, except for our own, which was great fun. I did get to do some social stuff, including the Cliopatria/IHE dinner, a [...]

By: sepoy

sepoy — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:52:56 +0000

CM hereby bestows on ADM rights to wear sari or shalwar kameez whenever and wherever she Damned Well Pleases.

And, totally, I am down with the panel. It will be fun.

By: ADM

ADM — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:45:51 +0000

Oh — also, apologies for missing the panel — it was across from the Carolingian panel that I really needed to go to (and wanted to), because I’m on a panel with some of the same group in May, and hadn’t met them!

PS — comments on the India-Australia contretemps?

By: ADM

ADM — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:41:50 +0000

I was honored to have been allowed to hang out with you all, although am still wondering if you were taking the piss on cultural appropriation, saris and salwar kameez! Am also seriously thinking about that panel, if you are interested.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:45:37 +0000

I, for one, would very much enjoy reading a panel report (and any materials that do make their way online) given how much the topic echoes my own interests….

And speaking of the wretched NYTBR issue, the dude with the essay about learning Arabic is the same one who wrote that awful “Reporter’s Arab Library” piece a couple of years ago–this essay is certainly an improvement. I’d say Ajami’s attempt to resurrect Huntington probably takes the Most Loathsome award.

By: Jonathan Dresner

Jonathan Dresner — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:31:56 +0000

I have some thoughts: when I’m back home I’ll get to it, for sure.

It was great fun!