Modernism, academic study, etc

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From: "Jonathan Laidlow" <LAIDLOJM at hhs.bham.ac.uk>
Subject: (urth) Modernism, academic study, etc
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 09:19:15 GMT
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Hello folks,

I've been away for a little while - work is hell - the thesis drags ever=20
closer to completion, but this morning I took twenty minutes to skim=20
through the latest Urth digests.

I agree with Damian - a fascinating discussion of Modernism - far=20
more interesting than the ugly flame war I started on the subject=20
some months ago. I still maintain, and urge you to read, Clute and=20
Nicholls' piece on Wolfe in the SF Encyclopedia and its related=20
texts. It is a very interesting piece on the subject of Wolfe and=20
modernist SF. Given a little time, and if my CD-Rom was in the=20
office I'd quote a few passages from it. Maybe tomorrow.

On the subject of academic study of Wolfe -well it is happening. My=20
website bibliography of academic studies of Wolfe requires=20
updating - it doesn't have any of Robert Borski's pieces in NYRSF=20
yet as I haven't tracked them down. It also hasn't got Gerlach's new=20
piece on Long Sun in Extrapolation yet. A recent book on British=20
SF films features a piece by Peter Wright. Not on Wolfe, but the=20
notes on contributors assert that he is working on a study of Wolfe.

I've also several times talked the talk about putting together some=20
kind of academic journal on Wolfe. While my academic position is=20
currently tenuous, once I'm in a secure job I plan to try to put=20
together at least one set of scholarly essays on Wolfe. Nigel Price=20
and I have also frequently discussed doing a one day symposium=20
on Wolfe in the UK and I'm currently in the very early stages of=20
planning that. More information as it becomes available!

As for the journal - Potto and I have discussed putting an electronic=20
preview issue on my website which would reprint his now out-of-
print Nova Express piece and perhaps a few other choice morsels.

Suggestions and offers of help greatly appreciated.

Jonathan Laidlow
Visit Ultan's Library - A Gene Wolfe web resource
http://members.tripod.co.uk/laidlow/index.htm
Jonathan Laidlow
University of Birmingham, UK

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