Confessions of a displaced hedgehog

A displaced hedgehog is a figure - or rather an image - from Tove Jansson's Moomin books. This is how I can best describe myself. This blog is mostly about being displaced.

Friday, 24 July 2009

Naturalisation

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The ironing board that I brought from the old country broke down. The cover started oozing some fishy liquid that damaged the clothes, and t...

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Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Seniority

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The Faculty secretary has asked us to indicate exactly which days in July-September ("research period", not vacations) we are avai...

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Monday, 20 July 2009

In the English Garden

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Last Saturday we went to the University Garden Party, celebrating the 800th anniversary. There had been much ado about the tickets, since t...

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Saturday, 18 July 2009

Never a book again!

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There are recurrent moments in my professional life when I wish I did something else instead. Every now and then I publish a book, and each ...

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Monday, 13 July 2009

Cambridge entertainment

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Two of the grandchildren are visiting. On Saturday, I went to Heathrow to pick them up. Remembering my experience of being stuck in a train...

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Wholly British?

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This is my new car. No, this is my old car with new licence plates. Now nobody can see that I am an alien. On the other hand, I still have t...

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Monday, 6 July 2009

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I spent this weekend in Bristol, at a conference devoted to Diana Wynne Jones . It is not common to have a whole scholarly conference on one...

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