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Pulp
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billy elgin
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Feb 24, 2000 17:11 PST
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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:
mailto: major-@infothecary.org.
In the body of the message type, subscribe pulp-culture.
To learn more about Pulp Culture check out the rind at
http://www.flash.net/~oudies/pulp_culture.htm
See you at Pulp!
Pulp Culture Collective
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