Some Kind of Blue: Women and Salon Culture

Sonja Boon takes us on a journey through salon history, with a particular focus on the colour blue - from seventeenth-century blue rooms, to the bluestockings of the eighteenth century and finally, to The Blue Castle and contemporary society's continuing engagement with conversation and collaboration. Join us for a talk followed by conversation in the warm surroundings of The Ship in the heart of St. John's.

Sonja Boon is a new faculty member in the Department of Women's Studies, Memorial University, with research interests into eighteenth-century women, salon culture, sociability and the body.

Some Kind of Blue: Women and Salon Culture
18 November 2008 from 8:00-9:30 pm
The Ship Pub, 265 Duckworth St., St. John's

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Upcoming Conversations:
Phebe Florence Miller and The Blue Castle
Challenging Boundaries of Place and Privacy in an Outport Literary Salon
with Vicki Hallett, York University
December 9, 2008 from 8-9:30 pm
The Ship Pub, 265 Duckworth St., St. John's


And in 2009....

Elizabeth Campbell McPherson: Newfoundland Artist
with Jennifer Dyer, Memorial University

Gender and Archeology
with Marica Cassis, Memorial University

Blue Castle Show and Tell
featuring treasures and treats from the attics, basements and personal collections of all of our guests!