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On Teaching Boneshaker; or, Steampunk’s Gritty Nostalgia

Posted on April 1, 2013 by nathanielwms

What makes steampunk tick?  Is it nostalgia or something else?  I understand nostalgia for the ’50s or the ’80s.  A lot of people are still alive who lived through that.  But why set stories a hundred-plus years in the past? … Continue reading →

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Intro to Steampunk Exhibit

Posted on March 22, 2013 by nathanielwms

Earlier this school year, I contributed an introductory essay for “Worlds of Steampunk: Fiction, Art, Fashion, and Culture,” a multimedia exhibit at UC Davis’s Shields Library.  Research librarians Roberto C. Delgadillo and Marcia Meister have created an invaluable resource for … Continue reading →

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