Comments on: Speaking in Sydney

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I think we will also have to organise a Carry-OK night, where everyone has a carry buddy for extreme drunkardness while singing sexy pop tunes with the silent voice orchestra. Of course, this is after an academic embargo on silliness while conferencing. At the very minimum we shall have to sychronise our respective time pieces for some military precision drinking time.

By: mc gregg

mc gregg — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Seconded.

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

embargo? hang that damn embargo. I have to say Glen, seeing you pogo into the group in full voice when ackadacka came on in Perth was one of the most joyful moments in recent memory, and I really must see it again.

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Oh. No, Jean. I am the pogo… in fact here is a Mini-Manifesto of the Postgrad Pogo.

‘Conferencing’ is a self-interested set of dispositions that populate my person.

‘Conferencing’ has a use-by date; signalled by a weeks-long tension exhausted through 20 minutes of controlled, yet furious, seriousness.

‘Conferencing’ is a phase space and threshold — a singularity — minor perhaps, but always majoritarian and important nevertheless for my academic interests.

‘Drinking’ is what happens on the otherside. A period where I am completely undone and re-form myself in the forge of post-conferencing elation. Like experimenting at being me through an existential relaxation process: a smile, a walk, a ciggie, a dance, a laugh…

Yeah, and hot damn, I am ready for some drinking. You know the axiom: work hard/party hard

By: Christian McCrea

Christian McCrea — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I should really get to organising my conference and getting funding. Man I’m bad at this!

By: liam hogan

liam hogan — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

$175 is a bit too much of a singular threshold for me, though I’ll try and get along to the May talk to say hello.

By: Mark Bahnisch

Mark Bahnisch — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve always enjoyed conference pissups more than conferences. I am so there for the Karaoke if nothing else!

By: clif

clif — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

does it matter if cultural studies is cool or uncool? does it matter if cultural studies renders a field, object, and so on cool or uncool? [insert grimaced and confused face here] i like heroic stories and professional writing, don’t you - i thought that was cool? is this the ‘thortonisation’ of cultural studies or u talking temps? i thought woodward said it was getting all warm and snuggly.

By: mc gregg

mc gregg — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

aah cliffy, you’ll just have to come along and find out, won’t you? it will be great to have your thoughts on the papers because you were sorely missed in perth…

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Oh. Really? Great. Maybe I’ll play Bingo tomorrow and if I have a lucky run, I’ll use to money to fly out for the event. Can somebody at Sydney webcast it so Jean and I can hear? [I know the answer to this is 'no'] Have fun. Knock ‘em dead. Well, not dead. Knock ‘em respectfully silent shading to awestruck. -kris