Calling sisters who been online a while

I have a friend, Lisa Jeter, that runs an ezine/weblog called drylongso. I mentioned it briefly when I first put up the "More colture than I have" box on the left. The weblog section tends to focus on articles rather than news per se, and she has a good eye and good topic range.

I just realized I don't know if she's the only one selecting articles.

Anyway, the ezine part is themed and the theme of the next one is "PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER: Gender Issues in Sepia Space." The email she sent me describing it is below.

She's having a bit of trouble getting sisters for the email roundtable part:

If you think that might be an interesting thing, take a look around her site (fair warning, I think it loads a little slowbecause of this really cool floating menu bar it has) to get a feel for her style. You can contact her at lajeter (at) jeteractive (dot) com.

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Plain Brown Wrapper: Gender Issues in Sepia Space explores sex,
sexuality, gender, and gender politics in "sepia space" --
Drylongso.com?s term for black cyberspace. Despite the digital
divide, a significant number of black people are frequent
internet users and communities have sprung up containing individuals
whose voices agree as well as clash on many topics, including gender
relations.

= What have been the experiences of black internet users around
issues of sexuality and gender? Has online interaction between black
males and females gotten better or worse since the internet
explosion?

= How do real world black gender issues play themselves out online?
In what context do these issues seem to arise? Are gender conflicts
more likely in same race or mixed settings? Do conflicts tend to
arise along social lines? How often do gender issues arise between
American blacks, European and continental blacks?

= What topics or situations tend to result in demonstrations of
outright sexism, misogyny or male/female bashing in online African
American communities? What topics are taboo?

= What type of influence, if any does Black Planet have on gender
relations on and off the internet? Does the site help or hinder real
world and online black relations?

= What impact did incidents like the R. Kelly child pornography
controversy, the Rae Carruth baby mama murder, or the
Jackson/Stanford affair have on black online communities?

= What kinds of expressions of black sexuality are present
on the internet? How has the proliferation and availability of
internet pornography influenced gender relations?

Contributors are asked to consider the questions above and to submit
items touching upon the ideas presented. The editors are particularly
interested on how black and gender politics intersect and collide in
sepia space. Academic and popular essays, opinion, poetry, spoken
word, fiction and cultural commentary are welcomed. Send inquiries to
submit (at) dylongso (dot) com.

Complete submission
information can be found at
http://www.drylongso.com/contribute/contribute.php.

posted by Prometheus 6 at 5/29/2003 10:29:23 PM |