castles in the sky

From the Marquise de Rambouillet's fabled 'chambre bleue' to the mystical muskoka island evoked by Lucy Maud Montgomery and Phebe Florence Miller's Newfoundland outport salon of the same name....to a new series of monthly presentations and conversations on the role of women in the production and dissemination of culture throughout history

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Phebe Florence Miller and The Blue Castle: Challenging Boundaries of Place and Privacy in an Outport Literary Salon

Vicki Hallett introduces us to the early twentieth century poet, postmistress and salon hostess, Phebe Florence Miller, who imagined her Topsail salon, The Blue Castle, as a "place of dreams." Vicki invites all guests to bring a poem - their own, or a favourite one - in honour of Phebe Florence Miller and her salon.

Vicki Hallett, a native of Newfoundland, is a doctoral candidate in Women's Studies at York University and an instructor in the Department of Women's Studies at MUN.


Phebe Florence Miller and The Blue Castle:
Challenging Boundaries of Place and Privacy in an Outport Literary Salon
December 9, 2008 from 8-9:30 pmThe Ship Pub, 265 Duckworth St., St. John's

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Upcoming Conversations...in 2009....

Feminine Space: Margaret Campbell Macpherson’s Fractured Self
with Jennifer Dyer, MUN

Gender and Archeology
with Marica Cassis, MUN

Women's Recipe Collections
with Diane Tye, MUN

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

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