Honno, in Its Brief Life, has Enabled Women's Writing to See Light of Day
Western Mail › October 28, 2005
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October has been hectic. I've been gadding about non-stop for weeks, and I'm now thinking of hibernating for the rest of the year. Last week's activities were both connected with Aberystwyth. I'd passed through it once or twice and one of my sons attended the university, but I welcomed the chance to get better acquainted with it. I love that waterfront, curved like the Nash Terraces. I was put up in a flat so close to the sea you could spit into it, and the view from the window was a forest of masts. The occasion was organised by the Aberystwyth Science Caf. This initiative is based on the belief that scientists spend most of their working lives talking to one another in a specialised vocabulary that is pretty opaque to the rest of us. But anyone accepting an invitation from the ASC is in for a new experience.
The audience consists of a mixed bunch of students and townspeople of a wide range of ages. They don't sit in rows, but at little tables holding drinks, and eating if they're hungry. Entrance is free. Instead of 50 minutes of exposition followed by 10 minutes of questions, the speaker is given 15 minutes to talk, leaving plenty of time for the audience to put tough questions and answer back. Great idea.See the full content of this document
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Honno, in Its Brief Life, has Enabled Women's Writing to See Light of Day
The second event took place in Swansea - but that too was organised from Aberystw...
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