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Just another WordPress.com site. CFP: International Steampunk City 5/6-8. Century history, culture, technology, literature, architecture, fashion, etc. We’re looking for the following, for programming on Saturday May 7 and Sunday May 8:. I’m looking for proposals for individual papers or entire panels on topics related to steampunk or to relevant 19. These would be more informal discussions, with a single moderator or a panel, again on topics relevant to steampunk or 19. Century history and culture.
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Embassytown by China Mieville | Curiouser Curiosities
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Just another WordPress.com site. Embassytown by China Mieville. Leave a comment ». A Goodreads entry that grew and grew, so I thought I would crosspost it here, despite it being neither steampunk nor Victorian. There are some spoilers, but they are after a clearly-marked spoiler space. If you know me, and we talk about books, chances are pretty good you know I’m a fan of China Mieville’s writing. Still, I haven’t loved all his books equally. Mieville, here, deals with the language, or rather, the Languag...
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An excellent discussion: steampunk vs. steampulp | Curiouser Curiosities
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Just another WordPress.com site. An excellent discussion: steampunk vs. steampulp. Leave a comment ». Http:/ ageofsteam.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/how-do-i-write-a-steampunk-story-by-dru-pagliassotti/. A must-read for anyone who’s seriously inquiring into the boundaries of steampunk; Pagliassotti talks about avoiding the cliches and keeping the -punk integral. Written by Catherine Siemann. April 7, 2011 at 10:16 am. Laquo; Rereading Perdido Street Station: Mieville and the Boundaries of Steampunk.
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Rereading Perdido Street Station: Mieville and the Boundaries of Steampunk | Curiouser Curiosities
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Just another WordPress.com site. Rereading Perdido Street Station: Mieville and the Boundaries of Steampunk. The Wild, Wild West. Nonetheless, when I sat down to reread China Mieville’s. For discussion with a local steampunk reading group, I found myself wondering: it’s art, but is it steampunk? And despite my keen appreciation of the book as a vast Dickensian social problem novel, it hadn’t shouted steampunk at me. Taking all this into consideration, I find myself wondering why, or why not,. Finally, an...
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The Famous Five | Curiouser Curiosities
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Just another WordPress.com site. We saw a biopic of Enid Blyton over the weekend; hence the title. Katherine Mosley and Brandon Herman guested hosted a webcast on steampunk over at averageintelligence.net; I was asked to provide a list of some of the best or more representative steampunk literature. Here are my choices:. The Difference Engine,. In a way that’s far more realistic than Disraeli himself. She engages with issues of race, class, and gender, though some of the ethical issues in. By Scott Weste...
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June | 2011 | Curiouser Curiosities
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Just another WordPress.com site. Archive for June 2011. Love Lust, and a brief review. Leave a comment ». Last night I appeared on the Sundance Channel’s documentary series Love Lust, in an episode on The Undead. Mostly, I talked about Lord Byron and. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Although I got in one soundbite on Dracula and a snarky one on. It’s available on iTunes, and Sundance will be replaying it all week (go to http:/ www.sundancechannel.com/love-lust/. Written by Catherine Siemann. What Ho, Automaton.
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Review in brief: What Ho, Automaton! | Curiouser Curiosities
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Just another WordPress.com site. Review in brief: What Ho, Automaton! Leave a comment ». What Ho, Automaton. Chris Dolley. Book View Cafe, 2011, ebook. Steampunk P.G. Wodehouse. OK, what do I do for the other 22 words? But it’s a loving tribute. This ebook was a LibraryThing Early Reviewers’ Program giveaway; there is a 25-word minimum for Early Reviewers’ reviews there, hence the reference to the other 22 words. Written by Catherine Siemann. June 17, 2011 at 4:49 pm. Love Lust, and a brief review.
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Love Lust, and a brief review | Curiouser Curiosities
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Just another WordPress.com site. Love Lust, and a brief review. Leave a comment ». Last night I appeared on the Sundance Channel’s documentary series Love Lust, in an episode on The Undead. Mostly, I talked about Lord Byron and. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Although I got in one soundbite on Dracula and a snarky one on. It’s available on iTunes, and Sundance will be replaying it all week (go to http:/ www.sundancechannel.com/love-lust/. Written by Catherine Siemann. June 29, 2011 at 2:07 pm.
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The Difference Engine Revisited | Curiouser Curiosities
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Just another WordPress.com site. The Difference Engine Revisited. When I first thought about blogging my steampunk reads and rereads,. The Difference Engine,. By William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, was at the top of the list. I read Benjamin Disraeli’s novel Sybil. I acquired a book about Babbage’s actual Difference Engine. I had clearly set up for myself a dissertation-chapter length blog post. Of course I never wrote it. Having recently reread. But did the book live up to my remembrance? No, by no means...
