tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434002090419695568.post3312921370197643275..comments2023-05-19T09:42:11.745-05:00Comments on Speaking of the Mad...: A consideration of a few of the possibilities within the Steampunk genremkeatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806651017475319161noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5434002090419695568.post-41888228242861622392010-11-11T20:42:20.954-06:002010-11-11T20:42:20.954-06:00The socio-politics of steampunk are kind of an unc...The socio-politics of steampunk are kind of an uncomfortable thing to look closely at, for me, as a woman and a person with a disability. I mean, there *is* a lot of ick mixed up with the Victorian era. <br /><br />Having said that, the tension between difficult/unenlightened society and strong, smart characters from disenfranchised groups is pretty interesting, too. I haven't got my hands on Cherie Priest's work yet, but I did really enjoy N. K. Jemisin's <a href="http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/" rel="nofollow">The Effluent Engine</a> about a pair of mixed-race women. <br /><br />(The very end disappointed me, but I was glad to have read it anyway.)cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660795750355158065noreply@blogger.com