I'm glad you had a good time!!
Lisa | Homepage | 01.04.06 - 7:06 pm | #

Good to hear you had a nice time! I like everything about conferences except the papers. It didn't use to be that way, so I'm wondering if my reaction this year is merely post-tenure exhaustion. I hope so!

anbruch
anbruch | Homepage | 01.05.06 - 10:23 am | #

I enjoyed MLA, too, even though I was/am still looking for a tenure-track job. The "tribal" aspect may be right....
Chuck | Homepage | 01.05.06 - 10:55 am | #

Even though I spent all but the last 6 months of the previous 13 years in DC, I wasn't at MLA this year, for the first time in three years.

I only missed it a little, but I am reminded by several people, you included, why it can be a good experience.
RMC | Homepage | 01.05.06 - 12:04 pm | #

I agree with you. Post-job market, I seem to enjoy MLA more than ever. It's a welcome respite from grading and teaching. I really like going to panels and getting critically engaged. Glad you enjoyed it too! (Although nothing this year could possibly touch the Toni Morrison/Spivak combo of last year...)
Lingual X | Homepage | 01.12.06 - 5:11 pm | #