Wit's End

We have decided to postpone our first week of events indefinitely in order to redraft the underlying thinking behind Wit’s End. The philosophy of Wit’s End is that “this is what we would be doing anyway, might as well invite new people in.” Within the broader Wesleyan context, specifically the Reform ResLife movement, as well as mutual aid efforts for housing insecure students throughout the pandemic and recent hurricanes, it is irresponsible and harmful to run a program that has food and hospitality as it’s site of engagement without critically thinking about the politics of privilege at this University and in the very idea of food and eating itself. With this in mind, we are giving ourselves more time to craft a version of Wit’s End that will seek to extend an equitable invation to everyone at Wesleyan so that we may come together over food to discuss privilege, politics, and power instead of putting on a show of cooking as an exercise in privilege. While we do not assume that we will be able to “fix” everything wrong with social food systems, we do intend to enter into this project more equipped to sit in the messiness of critique rather than devise yet another “plan of action” that is really just an actionable way to avoid addressing the problem. We thank you for your patience and your support as we commit ourselves to this work of accountability.

We are excited to announce the Manor's first ever FESTIVAL OF WONDER!!!!

The theme for the festival is: "Please See Me at Wit's End Manor."

The festival will culminate in several nights of low-key, low commitment non-performance centered around the theme. All are welcome to submit their work!

Click the link to the google form to learn more!! https://forms.gle/6Y2G7Wrc2fuq9dtu7