internet culture

Beyond the Labyrinth

AKA bookish: Cyberstudies

December 22, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur
The essays collected here are from an earlier phase of my scholarly career, when I was an active participant and observer in various online “virtual communities.” In those days, I was something of a big fish, in various small virtual ponds, and generally know by the username “bookish.” Related links: Voices from the Net [e-zine] Dromologies: Paul Virilio: Speed, Cinema, and the End of the Political State Futurist Synthesis (Energy and Fear) Running Down the Meme: Cyberpunk, alt.cyberpunk, and the Panic of ‘93 Shawn P. Wilbur ———- Dodging Cultural Traffic It’s a cliché of traditional history that a certain amount […]
Beyond the Labyrinth

Voices from the Net (1993)

March 13, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur
Collected here is the full run of Voices from the Net, an electronic zine that Ric Bohannon and I published, starting in 1993. WELCOME TO THE INAUGURAL ISSUE OF VOICES FROM THE NET [Keep in mind, Wired #1 is now going for $50.00 American ;)] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx xx xx V O I C E S xx xx xx xx f r o m xx xx xx xx t h e xx xx xx xx N E T . . . xx xx xx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx C a n Y o u H e a r O u r V […]