[Vwoolf] Advice About Dreadnought Hoax Discussion

[danelljones at bresnan.net]

Dear Woolfians,

 

I am working on a book about Woolf's involvement in the Dreadnought 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. 

 

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, "The Dreadnought 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."

 

My questions for a discussion would be twofold: 



1.	How have we (Woolf scholars) talked about the hoax in the past and
why did we talk about it that way?


2.	How are we talking about the hoax now? How do we
use/reinterpret/reject earlier interpretations?

 

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. 

 

I would love feedback on the idea, format, questions, or anything else you
think is important. 

 

Thank you so much for your help,

 

Danell

 

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