26 June 2007

Saskia's world tour (sort of)

Hello all,

Well, i´ve finally made it to spain! Currently in a village called
monda near malaga. The days so far are very sunny and warm, the nights
are very cold!

For all of you interested in keeping track of my progress over the next
few months, as i wwoof and cycle my way across spain, i´ve now got a
myspace account: http://www.myspace.com/sask_watch

or you can view my blog on: http://blog.myspace.com/sask_watch
If you subscribe to my blog (you´ll need to create an account with
myspace first which is free and fairly easy) you´ll get regular updates
of my progress (though you don´t have to join myspace to view them, you
just won´t get alerts letting you know when i´ve posted a new one :-)

There´s also some pics (only of austria so far - i´ll be uploading some
more once i get the chance).

If you have an account you can also add yourself to my ´friends´ which
will make me feel all fluffy and warm inside!

Keep in touch,

lots of love,
Saskia xXx

An explanatory note

It has been brought to my attention that some people who have read this blog may have been offended by my lighthearted tone. I am very sorry that this is the case and would like to assure you that although I joke about, I am very seriously interested in the issues that have been raised. However, I am not reverent. Partly because it's not my style to be so and partly because a lightness of tone invites an engagement from potential contributors of different ages and inclinations in a different way than a serious traditionally academic research project might. And inviting a range of voices and interpretations is important to me and to this project.

I have been offline for a while and this is because I have been a bit crap, basically. But also because I was feeling certain doubts about the purpose of the project and the possibility of engaging in something like this without hurting people's feelings. The only real aim I had for the project (for to have to many aims is necessarily to inhibit its potential) was that it would draw on a multitude of experiences from a multitude of people. To some extent, and with the help of Saskia, the blog has achieved this and has generated lots of interest.

The response that I have posted to K B Neale's comment is based on a paper I gave in February at a conference called Life Histories, Women's Histories (I think), and should go some way to explaining the context from which I'm writing.

The issue of how middle aged women tend to write personal email responses to me rather than post on the blog (as middle aged men have)presents a problem but also an interesting insight into how history is constructed. I will give some thought to how best to proceed with some more focused research that addresses this differential.

As ever, I'd welcome your responses to this.

Thank you.

Anna

Blue Rock festival

This was fab last year.

Spirit of the Age

If you're interested in 'life writing', here are some details about a big conference on the topic(s)
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