Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 20:00:26 -0400 (EDT) From: bhaatasari <gajjala+-AT-pitt.edu> Subject: periodic notice (kinda) SA-CYBORGS is a discussion list brought to you by the Spoon-Collective The focus of this list is "South Asian" (a label which no doubt needs to be problematized) women This list began as an attempt to discuss South Asian women's identity in relation to nationalism(s) and sexual politics - as an offshoot of a discussion we began on seminar-13. In the past we have discussed the works of Partha Chatterjee, Chandra Mohanty, Annanya Bhattacharjee, Spivak, Kalpana Bardhan - sometimes at length, sometimes very briefly. We have group readings whenever possible. CHANGING NATURE OF THE LIST - While the focus of this is still South Asian women, the discussions need not address issues regarding identity and feminism alone. Feel free to discuss any topic that even tangentially affects the lives of South Asian women - whether they live in the geographical region marked out as "South Asia" or they live "in diaspora". Do not hesitate to post a message because you think your concern is "trivial". However, be aware that flaming does occur every now and then. I hope this list will be a place where both academic and non-academic discussion will intersect. Creative writing - (my special bias is for work that experiments with form etc in an attempt to better express the South Asian woman's experience) - is most welcome. If anyone is interested in starting an interactive poem or prose work, please feel free to start .... (or continue someone else's work:-)). This can be a lot of fun. Besides, what better way to share and compare experience? The list is OPEN to all. RUDE, SEXIST, RACIST AND OTHER OFFENSIVE POSTS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Although this list is moderated, I cannot guarantee a protected atmosphere. The archives - like all other spoon archives - will be placed at a website. Every now and then, discussions on this list may intersect or be continuations of discussions on the postcolonial list, and the third-world women list. To subscribe, send a message to Majordomo-AT-jefferson.village.virginia.edu with the message - subscribe SA-CYBORGS To unsubscribe, send a message to the majordomo with a message saying: unsubscribe SA-CYBORGS A digest version is also available. To subscribe to the digest send a msg to Majordomo-AT-jefferson.village.virginia.edu subscribe sa-cyborgs-digest If the list is silent at the moment, feel free to introduce a topic for discussion. sa-cyborgs archives can be viewed at: gopher://jefferson.village.virginia.EDU:70/11/pubs/ listservs/sa-cyborgs.archive If you have questions send a direct message to me at rxgst6+-AT-pitt.edu or at gajjala+-AT-pitt.edu Thankyou, Rinita Mazumdar (co-moderator for this list) and Radhika Gajjala (co-moderator for this list; moderator for third-world-women list co-moderator for postcolonial list) ************************************************ homepage:: http://www.pitt.edu/~rxgst6/jabberwocky.html ****************************************************** ________________________________________________________
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