1. Protesting the WTO in Seattle [the revolution may not be televised but *will* it come with optional cinnamon sprinkled on top!] 2. What is science and should we test our knowledge on the basis of what works? 3. Working our way toward a a reading of The Psychic Life of Power, Judith Butler 4. Why is the measure of love, loss? [Jean Winterson, _Written on the Body_] 5. Is fear a fundamental component of human life. 6. Lacan, feminist critiques of Lacan, gender and sexuality The above are just a taste of the conversations crystallizing at Pulp Culture. What is Pulp Culture? PULP (pulp) n. 1. the fleshy, succulent part of fruit; 2. any soft, formless substance, as of disintegrated matter, esp. wood fiber used for making paper. v. to squeeze, press, knead. CULTURE (kul-chur) n. 1. a society or group characterized by its distinctive practices, customs, beliefs; 2. an appreciation for art, literature, music; 3. improvement by care or training in a special environment. PULP CULTURE: to press, squeeze, knead, or shape the juicy, fleshy, succulent bits of culture, media, and politics. Pulp Culture is an e-mail discussion list and (eventually) 'zine focusing on critical engagements with and analyses of media/culture/politics. From the fleshy, sweet acidity and pulpy bits of popular media/culture to the tough, bitter rind of Culture to the tendinous fibers of the political economy, we want to "pulp culture" from a variety of critical, practical and theoretical perspectives. Our aim, as well, is the reconstruction of theory. That is, we want to "pulp theory" in order to interrogate its presuppositions and to examine the conditions of its possibility. Discussions at Pulp Culture, then, are intended as interventions in the terrain of ongoing theoretical, cultural and ideological-political struggles inherent in the production/consumption of media/culture in all its forms. To join the fun, fray and fissures at Pulp Culture send a subscription message to: [log in to unmask] In the body of the message type, subscribe pulp-culture. If you'd like to subscribe to the daily digest version type, subscribe pulp-culture-digest. To learn more about Pulp Culture check out the rind at http://www.flash.net/~oudies/pul_culture.htm See you at Pulp! Ken Mackendrick, University of Toronto Kelley Walker, Syracuse University Kirsten Nielsen, Infothecary.org +~+~+~+~+ Pulp Culture +~+~+~+~+ pulping theory-research-praxis http://www.flash.net/~oudies/pulp_culture.htm [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]