Orwell symposium tomorrow night

Alan Hogue wrote:

 > Martha Bridegam wrote:
 >
  > >I'm going to try and attend this: Stansky, Patai, Orville Schell, George
  > >Packer. Anyone got any questions for them? (Rachel?) See
  > ><http://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/course/EVT54.asp>.
  > >
  > >/M
  > >
  > >
 >
 > Ooh. I'm going too.

Drat, I only just read this having gotten back. Were you there? I'm the one
who asked the opening question about Eileen's psychology studies. Which
question was yours?

I'll try & summarize my notes shortly. Lots of good talk, some of which
might interest Rachel, I think. Biggest pleasant surprise was hearing that
George Packer of the New Yorker is a real fan's fan. A questioner suggested
Orwell had never really written an essay about "democratic socialism as I
understand it" (from "Why I Write"), and Packer pleasantly slamdunked him
with a quote from H to C.

Patai couldn't make it but sent two incisive paragraphs about how invoking
Orwell as authority for one's own political positions is a lazy substitute
for arguing on the merits.

More later,

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Martha Bridegam wrote:

 >Alan Hogue wrote:
 >
 >
 >
  >>Martha Bridegam wrote:
  >>
  >>
  >>
   >>>I'm going to try and attend this: Stansky, Patai, Orville Schell, George
   >>>Packer. Anyone got any questions for them? (Rachel?) See
   >>><http://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/course/EVT54.asp>.
   >>>
   >>>/M
   >>>
   >>>
   >>>
   >>>
  >>Ooh. I'm going too.
  >>
  >>
 >
 >Drat, I only just read this having gotten back. Were you there? I'm the one
 >who asked the opening question about Eileen's psychology studies. Which
 >question was yours?
 >
 >I'll try & summarize my notes shortly. Lots of good talk, some of which
 >might interest Rachel, I think. Biggest pleasant surprise was hearing that
 >George Packer of the New Yorker is a real fan's fan. A questioner suggested
 >Orwell had never really written an essay about "democratic socialism as I
 >understand it" (from "Why I Write"), and Packer pleasantly slamdunked him
 >with a quote from H to C.
 >
 >Patai couldn't make it but sent two incisive paragraphs about how invoking
 >Orwell as authority for one's own political positions is a lazy substitute
 >for arguing on the merits.
 >
 >More later,
 >
 >/M
 >
 >

Double drat. As soon as I posted that, I realized that I couldn't go
after all. Sigh. Looking forward to your notes.

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Martha Bridegam <mabjo RemoveThis @pacbell.net> wrote in message news:<3FCED4FD.7A74419A RemoveThis @pacbell.net>...

 >
 > I'll try & summarize my notes shortly. Lots of good talk, some of which
 > might interest Rachel, I think. Biggest pleasant surprise was hearing that
 > George Packer of the New Yorker is a real fan's fan. A questioner suggested
 > Orwell had never really written an essay about "democratic socialism as I
 > understand it" (from "Why I Write"), and Packer pleasantly slamdunked him
 > with a quote from H to C.
 >
 > Patai couldn't make it but sent two incisive paragraphs about how invoking
 > Orwell as authority for one's own political positions is a lazy substitute
 > for arguing on the merits.
 >
 > More later,
 >
 > /M

*ears perk up*
Looking forward to that summary!
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