Changing Collective Representations (and the British Museum)

[alanajoli]

Three years ago, when I was the teaching assistant on the trip to Ireland, I mentioned Firefly, because it was quotable (and because I often reference it). Only one of the people on the trip -- a group of seventeen students and three chaperons -- had seen it. This eliminated a good chunk of my referential humor (since that had been one of my main

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[princessdarky]

we totally could've talked about joss whedon last year! i love firefly. i've been keeping up with dollhouse this year, and i really liked it. does this 'good news' mean it's maybe not getting canceled?! i heard it was...?

i love museums were you can touch stuff, too! childrens museums are so good for that. but that's really amazing that they let people touch stuff that old.

i hope you will be as prompt with pictures as you were last year (on the facebooks) because i would love to see some of your pictures. :)

[alanajoli]

Re: Dollhouse -- no cancellation! It got renewed:
http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/406345_tvgif18.html
http://www.endofshow.com/2009/05/16/breaking-fox-renews-dollhouse-for-second-season/

I did remember people knowing more about Firefly and other Whedon shows last year, but I don't remember us being in the majority. :) This year, I think I'm actually not the biggest Whedon geek, which is saying something, since I wrote what amounts to Firefly fan fiction for an RPG... :) (I mean, it's not fan fiction because it's interactive and stuff, but you know what I mean

[alanajoli]

Is she a huge geek about this stuff too? :)

[alanajoli]

You're absolutely right -- it is a crime we haven't met! She sounds awesome!

[orryn_emrys]

I have never been to a museum where you are allowed (much less encouraged) to handle artifacts. I have to say, the idea gives me chills. I don't imagine a more typical display could ever seem quite as "real" after I've made tactile contact with history...

Fascinating. Absolutely fascinating.