In recent months, I read an article by James Schafer and Kate Franklin of Parliament & Wake, entitled “Why Steampunk Still Matters.” Following an unrelated article I had written being picked up on the community Facebook page they co-administrate with…
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Keeping history relevant: Some thoughts for prospective contributors
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January 11th, 2012 marked the 77th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s flight from Honolulu to Oakland, the first flight across the Pacific made by a woman. This and other “firsts” by Earhart, more than her disappearance in 1937, make hers a…
“Social Justice begins at home”
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Perhaps no truer words have been uttered in the course of America’s history. What many may find surprising is that the quote taken as the title here is from none other than James Couzens, Treasurer of the Ford Motor Company…
Steampunks Around the World, Unite: Multiculturalism in Steampunk
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Part 1 Multiculturalism: One compass, many directions When one thinks of the words “steampunk” and “multicultural,” there’s a moment of head-scratching. Since steampunk has existed as an aesthetic style, first identified as a form of British Victorian aesthetic expression, the…