tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069343736818411279.post6109603075995197324..comments2024-03-17T23:41:39.161-06:00Comments on Steampunk Scholar: A History of Steampunk, by Cory GrossMike Perschonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335943113292616702noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069343736818411279.post-90338264965539848042017-11-15T16:39:28.368-07:002017-11-15T16:39:28.368-07:00You clearly didn't read very closely. Cory'...You clearly didn't read very closely. Cory's pretty clear that the "origins" of Steampunk lie with those earlier writers. And he certainly isn't a "will exist forever" guy, if you finish what he had to say. <br />Mike Perschonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335943113292616702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069343736818411279.post-73252944375243249562017-01-07T14:24:47.155-07:002017-01-07T14:24:47.155-07:00OK I stopped taking this "article" serio...OK I stopped taking this "article" seriously after it mentioned all these author names that existed-before Steampunk was even invented.<br /><br />This is some kind of "Steampunk has always existed, and will exist forever" kind of garbage.LWFlouisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735056301888020337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069343736818411279.post-36214264593797395332014-10-25T08:50:18.196-06:002014-10-25T08:50:18.196-06:00Check out the Airship Ambassador's website, Ka...Check out the Airship Ambassador's website, Kammie Sue - he's a font of information. http://www.airshipambassador.com/aa-Events.htmlMike Perschonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335943113292616702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069343736818411279.post-53670290384631444282014-10-14T08:19:57.942-06:002014-10-14T08:19:57.942-06:00I really want to get into Steampunk events and rea...I really want to get into Steampunk events and read more ..can anyone point me in the right directionkammie suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11148273927674451857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069343736818411279.post-5097334626962709582012-05-24T13:34:21.008-06:002012-05-24T13:34:21.008-06:00Incredible commentary by Cory and absolute dead-on...Incredible commentary by Cory and absolute dead-on. <br /><br />He gracefully and effortlessly deflates the silly pretenses of the small (and, I have to believe, shrinking) contingent of self-styled counter-culturals who saw the word "punk" in Steampunk and felt their hearts skip a beat. <br /><br />"Our corsets are stitched with safety pins and our top hats hide vicious mohawks. We are fashion’s jackals running wild in the tailor shop..."<br /><br />Please. I had to stifle a bona fide urge to bring up my lunch after reading that particular nugget of pompous self-delusion.<br /><br />But seriously, that whole "atastrophone Orchestra and Arts Collective" quote is priceless. <br /><br />And best of all, it's just as hypocritical as Cory points it out to be. You want to know where they f**ked up? <br />Two little words:<br /><br />"Steampunk is -"<br /><br />That right there is where they lost me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069343736818411279.post-74147375917317276742010-10-17T00:55:43.450-06:002010-10-17T00:55:43.450-06:00Amazing I am so glad this is back online I was loo...Amazing I am so glad this is back online I was looking for it a while back and was very frustrated! It was and is a brilliant essay.Your Friend, Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590560004213505926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069343736818411279.post-69704898370532841472010-09-02T19:31:32.705-06:002010-09-02T19:31:32.705-06:00Cory is such a fucking class act. I love the new a...Cory is such a fucking class act. I love the new addition to the essay. <br /><br />Fortunately, I tend to choose spheres were steampunks don't take themselves too seriously that they dismiss valid critique out of hand. My luck's been good so far.Jhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985629384463009968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069343736818411279.post-31807079280326173012010-08-30T21:09:19.898-06:002010-08-30T21:09:19.898-06:00"Comprised primarily of the most enfranchised..."Comprised primarily of the most enfranchised members of society, their alienation and malaise has reached such a critical point that they consider adopting an alternative aesthetic to be a relevant revolutionary act ... It is those ensconced in the mainstream who can think of no other course of action but to realize their sentiments through middle class materialism."<br /><br />Whammo! That sounds exactly right for a lot more than just steampunk. It also sounds a lot like Zizek, such as his concept of 'ideological captivity'. Since Cory mentions the march on Washington, here's a relevant article: http://churchandpomo.typepad.com/conversation/2008/05/zizek-and-the-d.html<br /><br />Great historiography.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069343736818411279.post-47710666705268705232010-08-27T12:36:15.020-06:002010-08-27T12:36:15.020-06:00Thanks Mike & Cory. Glad to have it back. Also...Thanks Mike & Cory. Glad to have it back. Also nice to see the essential critique in Cory's GSD posts collated and articulated in one place.Jack Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734987287134347355noreply@blogger.com