February 2024
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CFP: Decadence and War: Crisis, Chaos, and Culture Wars
Goldsmiths, University of London, 13 June 2024. Decadence prowls in the shadows of war, and exposes its contradictions. As a byword for decline, decadence is that which war is supposed to overcome. The destructive force of war empowers those who… Continue reading
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On this day, February 13, 1935: Vernon Lee turned to the wall…
Cui bono J’ai en moi le sentiment grandissant du manque complet de but dans la vie en elle-même, ou plutôt de la nature illusoire des différentes fins que nous appliquons, par manière d’acquit, aux différentes parties de la vie. Mais,… Continue reading
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Time for membership renewal
Dear members, dear friends, with my very best wishes for 2024, I wish to express, like I did last year, my dearest wish that peace may reign on earth, as Vernon Lee herself desired. During the past year, this natural… Continue reading