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<p>I have often wondered whether any of those who took part in the
Dreadnought hoax knew about the comparable hoax that took place in
Germany in October 1906: the "Hauptmann von Köpernick". See</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Voigt">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Voigt</a></p>
<p>Does anyone know? Only 4 years separate the two events.<br>
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<p>While we are on the subject, my hero among hoaxers is the late
Allan Abel, who formed the "Society for Indecency to Naked
Animals" in 1959. I am old enough to remember this when it hit the
news, with wonderful pictures of animals wearing undergarments.
See <br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Abel">https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Abel</a></p>
<p>The hoax was so successful that a lot of people sent the society
money - all of which was dutifully returned by Abel.<br>
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<p>If you search for <Alan Abel> you'll find a number videos
of his hoaxes, mainly using actor Buck Henry. Highly recommended
if you need cheering up!<br>
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<p>Jeremy H<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 20.10.2020 17:09, Danell Jones via
Vwoolf wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian
FB",serif">I am working on a book about Woolf’s
involvement in the <i>Dreadnought </i>hoax and would like
to propose something—perhaps a round-table discussion?—at
the next Woolf conference and would like your advice about
the best format, questions, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian
FB",serif">I am very interested in how Woolf scholars
and others have thought about the hoax in the past and how
views of it have changed over time. As I write in my
manuscript, “</span>The <i>Dreadnought</i> hoax may have
started out as a joke, but it engages a powerful nexus of
competing ideas about militarism, imperialism, race, and
feminism as important today as it was a hundred years ago.
Still struggling for equality, women lean into it for its
feminist daring and defiance. In a world capable of
self-destruction, pacifists celebrate its stand against
militarism. More aware than ever of the damage caused by
racism, people fighting for social justice call out its
bigotry and use it to remind readers of our racist past and
present.”<span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian
FB",serif">My questions for a discussion would be
twofold: <br>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian
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the hoax in the past and why did we talk about it that
way?<br>
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style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian
FB",serif">How are we talking about the hoax now? How
do we use/reinterpret/reject earlier interpretations?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian
FB",serif">Do you think a roundtable would be a good
format? Would some kind of panel be better? I really want
this to be a fruitful discussion about changing perspectives
and not any kind of personal attack on anyone. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian
FB",serif">I would love feedback on the idea, format,
questions, or anything else you think is important. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian
FB",serif">Thank you so much for your help,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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