Thank you to all who attended the inaugural meeting of our newly named "Riotous Mob," the Dalhousie Department of English Victorian Reading Group. We've already arranged a public shaming for the skivers.
Among the broad range of topics discussed this afternoon, we decided upon our upcoming meeting times, and brainstormed ideas for the group.
The Riotous Mob will meet on the 3rd Monday of every month at 4pm. Locations will be secretly divulged to members 3 hours before each meeting. (Okay, not really, but that would certainly be in keeping with our nineteenth-century co-operatives, wouldn't it?)
Possible plans for our society include:
- Film Screenings (in conjunction with an English 4000 class or the Undergraduate English Society?)
- Victorian Iron-Chef Cook-Off
- Pub Night
- Organize a speaker series or a Victorian panel discussion for the department colloquium
- Theatre night at the Neptune or Dalhousie
The group can be as formal or as informal as we want to make it. To help generate discussion, feel free to bring a question, thought, picture, piece of music, or comment about the week's text, or post something about the text on our blog in advance of the meeting.
We also welcome anyone who has an interest in the texts we're reading: Victorianists and non-Victorianists alike!
FYI, Melissa will take over as interim chair while I (Meagan) am away in the UK.
Next meeting: Monday, September 17th at 4pm. Location TBA.
Text: The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist: E-text
Until next time, onwards and upwards with austerity and diligence.
Victorian Reading Group at Dalhousie University
1 comment:
Just a quick response to Meagan's point that we can make this group as formal or as informal as we want. As far as my own participation is concerned, I'd be happy if we forgot all those modern ideas about making it new and focused on keeping it fun. I have enough serious/academic/scholarly stuff to do or attend! But that's just me.
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