From SabrinaVolpone at aol.com Sun Apr 5 17:13:07 2009 From: SabrinaVolpone at aol.com (Sabrina DeeAnn Volpone-Kouns) Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 19:13:07 -0500 Subject: [LCC] Workplace Climate for Gay Employees Message-ID: Hi, my name is Sabrina Volpone and I am a doctoral student in the Industrial and Organizational Psychology Program at the University of Houston. I am conducting a study examining the experiences of workers that identify as gay or lesbian, who are affected by stigma and discrimination in their work environments. Considering that there is very little research in this particular area, we hope to contribute much needed information about work-related issues to individuals, communities, and professionals. If you identify as gay or lesbian AND you are currently employed, you are eligible to contribute to this important research. Just go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=uqmzZRKmxilxsGv_2bEOdKiw_3d_3d to find out more about this study and to access the 15-minute anonymous questionnaire. Thank you for your time and please feel free to email me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Sabrina Volpone Sabrina Volpone, B. A. Doctoral Student Industrial/Organizational Psychology University of Houston sabrinavolpone at aol.com From lockyert at mweb.co.za Mon Apr 13 07:35:44 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:35:44 +0200 Subject: [LCC] Amazon definition of "adult" materials Message-ID: The message below was posted to H-Histsex, the H-Net History of Sexuality forum, by Rictor Norton. I cannot vouch for any of the information contained therein, but thought it worth posting here, as, if accurate, it will inevitably affect works in our field: Over the Easter weekend, Amazon.com and many of its affiliates decided to prevent "adult" material from appearing in some of its searches, which they did by removing the sales ranking data from individual titles deemed to be "adult". Amazon have made no official comment on this, but in response to a complaint by a novelist they replied: In consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude "adult" material from appearing in some searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also be excluded from that feature. Hence, if you have further questions, kindly write back to us. Best regards, Ashlyn D Member Services Amazon.com Advantage It quickly becomes apparent that by "adult" they mean not only titles of an erotic or pornographic nature, but also any gay and lesbian titles irrespective of their serious nature. So in effect they have classified all GLBT material as obscene. Some of the titles which have been stripped of their sales ranking details include: Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture Gay and Lesbian Historical Fiction by Norman Jones A Lesbian History of Britain by Rebecca Jennings The Sciences of Homosexuality by Kenneth Borris Behind the Mask of the Mattachine by James Sears Byron and Greek Love by Louis Crompton Homosexuality and Civilization by Louis Crompton Female Masculinity by Judith Halberstam Gay Life and Culture by Robert Aldrich Gay American History by Jonathan Katz Hellenism and Homosexuality in Victorian Oxford by Linda Dowling How to do the History of Homosexuality by David Halperin Homosexuality in Greece and Rome by Thomas Hubbard and the list is endless -- anything with the words gay lesbian queer or homosexuality no longer is accorded sales rankings. On the other hand, books like "Sex Among the Rabble" by Clare Lyons or "City of Eros: New York City, Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, 1790-1920" by Timothy Gilfoyle -- and an equally endless list -- still have their sales rankings. Obviously, books about heterosexual history are perfectly OK because they are accepted by their "normal" market, but books about homosexual history are obscene in the view of Amazon, whose general audience is no longer deemed to include LGBT individuals or indeed anyone interested in such things. I'm not entirely sure what commercial effect the removal of sales rankings has. But obviously it had its promotional uses, otherwise it would not have been removed so that material deemed inappropriate by Amazon would no longer be promoted. My main objection is that this is a clear-cut case of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, that is: homophobia pure and simple. I don't know how others on this list feel, but I think it is outrageous. My own website promotes Amazon product through its Associates programme, but if Amazon doesn't wish to encourage promotion of LGBT books, then of course I will cease promoting Amazon books on my website and resign from its Associates programme. Rictor Norton, London rictornorton.co.uk ---------- The text above the line was cross-posted to by Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa e-mail: lockyert [at] mweb.co.za Please note that I am simply fowarding this message for information, and have no personal connection with any individuals, institutions, sites, publications, or events concerned. Please direct any queries to the sites or addresses in the message itself. From bwfrier at umich.edu Mon Apr 13 09:00:03 2009 From: bwfrier at umich.edu (Bruce W. Frier) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:00:03 -0400 Subject: [LCC] Amazon definition of "adult" materials In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: To sign the protest petition, go to: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/in-protest-at-amazons-new-adult-policy. Nearly 13,000 signatures already. This situation is much more pervasive than Amazon is currently acknowledging. B. At 10:35 AM 4/13/2009, Terrence Lockyer wrote: >The message below was posted to H-Histsex, the H-Net >History of Sexuality forum, by Rictor Norton. I cannot >vouch for any of the information contained therein, but >thought it worth posting here, as, if accurate, it will >inevitably affect works in our field: > >Over the Easter weekend, Amazon.com and many of its >affiliates decided to prevent "adult" material from >appearing in some of its searches, which they did by >removing the sales ranking data from individual titles >deemed to be "adult". Amazon have made no official >comment on this, but in response to a complaint by a >novelist they replied: > >In consideration of our entire customer base, we >exclude "adult" material from appearing in some >searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are >generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also >be excluded from that feature. > >Hence, if you have further questions, kindly write back >to us. > >Best regards, > >Ashlyn D >Member Services >Amazon.com Advantage > >It quickly becomes apparent that by "adult" they mean >not only titles of an erotic or pornographic nature, >but also any gay and lesbian titles irrespective of >their serious nature. So in effect they have classified >all GLBT material as obscene. Some of the titles which >have been stripped of their sales ranking details >include: > >Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture >Gay and Lesbian Historical Fiction by Norman Jones >A Lesbian History of Britain by Rebecca Jennings >The Sciences of Homosexuality by Kenneth Borris >Behind the Mask of the Mattachine by James Sears >Byron and Greek Love by Louis Crompton >Homosexuality and Civilization by Louis Crompton >Female Masculinity by Judith Halberstam >Gay Life and Culture by Robert Aldrich >Gay American History by Jonathan Katz >Hellenism and Homosexuality in Victorian Oxford by >Linda Dowling >How to do the History of Homosexuality by David >Halperin >Homosexuality in Greece and Rome by Thomas Hubbard > >and the list is endless -- anything with the words gay >lesbian queer or homosexuality no longer is accorded >sales rankings. > >On the other hand, books like "Sex Among the Rabble" by >Clare Lyons or "City of Eros: New York City, >Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, >1790-1920" by Timothy Gilfoyle -- and an equally >endless list -- still have their sales rankings. >Obviously, books about heterosexual history are >perfectly OK because they are accepted by their >"normal" market, but books about homosexual history are >obscene in the view of Amazon, whose general audience >is no longer deemed to include LGBT individuals or >indeed anyone interested in such things. > >I'm not entirely sure what commercial effect the >removal of sales rankings has. But obviously it had its >promotional uses, otherwise it would not have been >removed so that material deemed inappropriate by Amazon >would no longer be promoted. My main objection is that >this is a clear-cut case of discrimination on the basis >of sexual orientation, that is: homophobia pure and >simple. > >I don't know how others on this list feel, but I think >it is outrageous. My own website promotes Amazon >product through its Associates programme, but if Amazon >doesn't wish to encourage promotion of LGBT books, then >of course I will cease promoting Amazon books on my >website and resign from its Associates programme. > > >Rictor Norton, London >rictornorton.co.uk > >---------- > >The text above the line was cross-posted to by >Terrence Lockyer >Johannesburg, South Africa >e-mail: lockyert [at] mweb.co.za > >Please note that I am simply fowarding this message for >information, and have no personal connection with any >individuals, institutions, sites, publications, or >events concerned. Please direct any queries to the >sites or addresses in the message itself. > > > >_______________________________________________ >members mailing list >members at lambdacc.org >http://lambdacc.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lambdacc.org From lockyert at mweb.co.za Mon Apr 13 10:45:17 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:45:17 +0200 Subject: [LCC] Amazon definition of "adult" materials References: <49e3622b.020bca0a.50ce.7716SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <89AF0C14CDFE4BBF82190F2EA16DF794@olorin> People on various lists have linked to discussions of the Amazon issues. There is an effort to list works affected at http://community.livejournal.com/meta_writer/11992.html while the following pages discuss the issues, and some possible explanations http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/011173.html http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/amazon-rank/ http://tehdely.livejournal.com/88823.html Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From andrewlear2 at gmail.com Mon Apr 13 11:09:47 2009 From: andrewlear2 at gmail.com (Andrew Lear) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:09:47 -0400 Subject: [LCC] Amazon definition of "adult" materials In-Reply-To: <49e3622b.020bca0a.50ce.7716SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> References: <49e3622b.020bca0a.50ce.7716SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <7a8aceec0904131109o3b5364e0r962dc09b94e2e457@mail.gmail.com> I just want to add that my book (Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty) has lost its sales ranking as well. Andrew Lear On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Bruce W. Frier wrote: > ? ? ? ?To sign the protest petition, go to: > http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/in-protest-at-amazons-new-adult-policy. > Nearly 13,000 signatures already. ?This situation is much more pervasive > than Amazon is currently acknowledging. ?B. > > > At 10:35 AM 4/13/2009, Terrence Lockyer wrote: >> >> The message below was posted to H-Histsex, the H-Net >> History of Sexuality forum, by Rictor Norton. ?I cannot >> vouch for any of the information contained therein, but >> thought it worth posting here, as, if accurate, it will >> inevitably affect works in our field: >> >> Over the Easter weekend, Amazon.com and many of its >> affiliates decided to prevent "adult" material from >> appearing in some of its searches, which they did by >> removing the sales ranking data from individual titles >> deemed to be "adult". Amazon have made no official >> comment on this, but in response to a complaint by a >> novelist they replied: >> >> In consideration of our entire customer base, we >> exclude "adult" material from appearing in some >> searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are >> generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also >> be excluded from that feature. >> >> Hence, if you have further questions, kindly write back >> to us. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Ashlyn D >> Member Services >> Amazon.com Advantage >> >> It quickly becomes apparent that by "adult" they mean >> not only titles of an erotic or pornographic nature, >> but also any gay and lesbian titles irrespective of >> their serious nature. So in effect they have classified >> all GLBT material as obscene. Some of the titles which >> have been stripped of their sales ranking details >> include: >> >> Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture >> Gay and Lesbian Historical Fiction by Norman Jones >> A Lesbian History of Britain by Rebecca Jennings >> The Sciences of Homosexuality by Kenneth Borris >> Behind the Mask of the Mattachine by James Sears >> Byron and Greek Love by Louis Crompton >> Homosexuality and Civilization by Louis Crompton >> Female Masculinity by Judith Halberstam >> Gay Life and Culture by Robert Aldrich >> Gay American History by Jonathan Katz >> Hellenism and Homosexuality in Victorian Oxford by >> Linda Dowling >> How to do the History of Homosexuality by David >> Halperin >> Homosexuality in Greece and Rome by Thomas Hubbard >> >> and the list is endless -- anything with the words gay >> lesbian queer or homosexuality no longer is accorded >> sales rankings. >> >> On the other hand, books like "Sex Among the Rabble" by >> Clare Lyons or "City of Eros: New York City, >> Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, >> 1790-1920" by Timothy Gilfoyle -- and an equally >> endless list -- still have their sales rankings. >> Obviously, books about heterosexual history are >> perfectly OK because they are accepted by their >> "normal" market, but books about homosexual history are >> obscene in the view of Amazon, whose general audience >> is no longer deemed to include LGBT individuals or >> indeed anyone interested in such things. >> >> I'm not entirely sure what commercial effect the >> removal of sales rankings has. But obviously it had its >> promotional uses, otherwise it would not have been >> removed so that material deemed inappropriate by Amazon >> would no longer be promoted. My main objection is that >> this is a clear-cut case of discrimination on the basis >> of sexual orientation, that is: homophobia pure and >> simple. >> >> I don't know how others on this list feel, but I think >> it is outrageous. My own website promotes Amazon >> product through its Associates programme, but if Amazon >> doesn't wish to encourage promotion of LGBT books, then >> of course I will cease promoting Amazon books on my >> website and resign from its Associates programme. >> >> >> Rictor Norton, London >> rictornorton.co.uk >> >> ---------- >> >> The text above the line was cross-posted to by >> Terrence Lockyer >> Johannesburg, South Africa >> e-mail: ?lockyert [at] mweb.co.za >> >> Please note that I am simply fowarding this message for >> information, and have no personal connection with any >> individuals, institutions, sites, publications, or >> events concerned. ?Please direct any queries to the >> sites or addresses in the message itself. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> members mailing list >> members at lambdacc.org >> http://lambdacc.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lambdacc.org > > > _______________________________________________ > members mailing list > members at lambdacc.org > http://lambdacc.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lambdacc.org > From kirk.ormand at oberlin.edu Mon Apr 13 11:16:04 2009 From: kirk.ormand at oberlin.edu (Kirk Ormand) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:16:04 -0400 Subject: [LCC] Amazon definition of "adult" materials In-Reply-To: <49e362c9.090bca0a.13a6.ffff8cc3SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> References: <49e362c9.090bca0a.13a6.ffff8cc3SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <25A11C16-A4D4-43DA-850A-F0F259427566@oberlin.edu> I checked, and found that Ormand's book on ancient sexual practice (which does not have words explicitly suggesting homoeroticism in the title) is not included in the "adult" category, while, e.g., Tom Hubbard's sourcebook on the same topic is... a few other fun couplings, for the interested: Roman Sexualities, eds. M. Skinner and J. Hallett: not adult. Roman Homosexuality, Craig Williams: adult (I guess we could have predicted that one). Love for Sale: A World History of Prostitution, Nils Johan Ringdal: not adult The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity, Stephanie Budin: not adult Rent Boys: The World of Male Sex Trade Workers, Michael Dorais: adult It does appear that it's "homo" and not "sexuality" that triggers the category "adult". Kirk On Apr 13, 2009, at 12:00 PM, Bruce W. Frier wrote: > To sign the protest petition, go to: http:// > www.thepetitionsite.com/1/in-protest-at-amazons-new-adult-policy. > Nearly 13,000 signatures already. This situation is much more > pervasive than Amazon is currently acknowledging. B. > > > At 10:35 AM 4/13/2009, Terrence Lockyer wrote: >> The message below was posted to H-Histsex, the H-Net >> History of Sexuality forum, by Rictor Norton. I cannot >> vouch for any of the information contained therein, but >> thought it worth posting here, as, if accurate, it will >> inevitably affect works in our field: >> >> Over the Easter weekend, Amazon.com and many of its >> affiliates decided to prevent "adult" material from >> appearing in some of its searches, which they did by >> removing the sales ranking data from individual titles >> deemed to be "adult". Amazon have made no official >> comment on this, but in response to a complaint by a >> novelist they replied: >> >> In consideration of our entire customer base, we >> exclude "adult" material from appearing in some >> searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are >> generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also >> be excluded from that feature. >> >> Hence, if you have further questions, kindly write back >> to us. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Ashlyn D >> Member Services >> Amazon.com Advantage >> >> It quickly becomes apparent that by "adult" they mean >> not only titles of an erotic or pornographic nature, >> but also any gay and lesbian titles irrespective of >> their serious nature. So in effect they have classified >> all GLBT material as obscene. Some of the titles which >> have been stripped of their sales ranking details >> include: >> >> Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture >> Gay and Lesbian Historical Fiction by Norman Jones >> A Lesbian History of Britain by Rebecca Jennings >> The Sciences of Homosexuality by Kenneth Borris >> Behind the Mask of the Mattachine by James Sears >> Byron and Greek Love by Louis Crompton >> Homosexuality and Civilization by Louis Crompton >> Female Masculinity by Judith Halberstam >> Gay Life and Culture by Robert Aldrich >> Gay American History by Jonathan Katz >> Hellenism and Homosexuality in Victorian Oxford by >> Linda Dowling >> How to do the History of Homosexuality by David >> Halperin >> Homosexuality in Greece and Rome by Thomas Hubbard >> >> and the list is endless -- anything with the words gay >> lesbian queer or homosexuality no longer is accorded >> sales rankings. >> >> On the other hand, books like "Sex Among the Rabble" by >> Clare Lyons or "City of Eros: New York City, >> Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, >> 1790-1920" by Timothy Gilfoyle -- and an equally >> endless list -- still have their sales rankings. >> Obviously, books about heterosexual history are >> perfectly OK because they are accepted by their >> "normal" market, but books about homosexual history are >> obscene in the view of Amazon, whose general audience >> is no longer deemed to include LGBT individuals or >> indeed anyone interested in such things. >> >> I'm not entirely sure what commercial effect the >> removal of sales rankings has. But obviously it had its >> promotional uses, otherwise it would not have been >> removed so that material deemed inappropriate by Amazon >> would no longer be promoted. My main objection is that >> this is a clear-cut case of discrimination on the basis >> of sexual orientation, that is: homophobia pure and >> simple. >> >> I don't know how others on this list feel, but I think >> it is outrageous. My own website promotes Amazon >> product through its Associates programme, but if Amazon >> doesn't wish to encourage promotion of LGBT books, then >> of course I will cease promoting Amazon books on my >> website and resign from its Associates programme. >> >> >> Rictor Norton, London >> rictornorton.co.uk >> >> ---------- >> >> The text above the line was cross-posted to by >> Terrence Lockyer >> Johannesburg, South Africa >> e-mail: lockyert [at] mweb.co.za >> >> Please note that I am simply fowarding this message for >> information, and have no personal connection with any >> individuals, institutions, sites, publications, or >> events concerned. Please direct any queries to the >> sites or addresses in the message itself. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> members mailing list >> members at lambdacc.org >> http://lambdacc.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lambdacc.org > > > _______________________________________________ > members mailing list > members at lambdacc.org > http://lambdacc.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lambdacc.org From lockyert at mweb.co.za Mon Apr 13 11:26:48 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:26:48 +0200 Subject: [LCC] Amazon definition of "adult" materials References: <20090413124632.fad4hq2aw4co48oo@webmail.camden.rutgers.edu> <94BC25BF82054FC08E3F50D9AA614F0F@olorin> Message-ID: <47235215F6F143C282F16C1E17AAA43A@olorin> Fairly complete account of the problem, focussing on some of the British authors affected, and the various responses thus far forthcoming to authors and others, in the Guardian at http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/apr/13/amazon-gay-writers and a comment by an author affected at http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/13/amazon-gender It's worth noting that, for those who depend on sales for income, and those seeking to be published, the changes in sales of certain types of books that this incident, however explained, may bring about could have serious consequences. Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From lockyert at mweb.co.za Tue Apr 14 00:14:59 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:14:59 +0200 Subject: [LCC] NYT on Amazon incident Message-ID: <8E63668A9CBF4178895705D9F7D1E8B4@olorin> The New York Times has an article at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/technology/internet/14amazon.html on the Amazon troubles; which does a good job of noting the problems with the company's responses and communications, and also of exercising caution on the claims of responsibility (which do not seem quite to match what was actually affected). Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From lockyert at mweb.co.za Tue Apr 14 00:39:10 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:39:10 +0200 Subject: [LCC] Eve Kosofksy Sedgwick (1950-2009) Message-ID: <20C1F5D4890D40DA9A38FD403451D977@olorin> Obituaries in The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2009/04/eve-kosofsky-sedgwick.html The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid78822.asp and The Nation: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion/426623/eve_kosofsky_sedgwick_1950_2009 See also http://www.hastac.org/node/2081 Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From lockyert at mweb.co.za Tue Apr 14 00:57:39 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:57:39 +0200 Subject: [LCC] Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950-2009) [Corrected] Message-ID: <7A2079B2CA834323B7C0081E0CD7F316@olorin> Apologies for the typo. Obituaries in The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2009/04/eve-kosofsky-sedgwick.html The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid78822.asp and The Nation: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion/426623/eve_kosofsky_sedgwick_1950_2009 See also http://www.hastac.org/node/2081 In addition, a brief note from Duke UP: http://dukeupress.typepad.com/dukeupresslog/2009/04/eve-kosofsky-sedgwick-19502009.html and this in French: http://www.tetu.com/actualites/culture/mort-de-lintellectuelle-eve-kosofsky-sedgwick-14425 Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From lockyert at mweb.co.za Tue Apr 14 04:41:12 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:41:12 +0200 Subject: [LCC] BBC on the Amazon incident References: <0FC41795-44E0-4021-A0FC-D61E005D265D@gmail.com> Message-ID: The BBC, somewhat sedately, but perhaps the more circumspectly for that, weighs in: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/04/the_amazon_firestorm.html Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From lockyert at mweb.co.za Wed Apr 15 09:00:43 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:00:43 +0200 Subject: [LCC] Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950-2009) References: <7A2079B2CA834323B7C0081E0CD7F316@olorin> <5500FA9283D6714F88943B19B158D3FBE72A8A@ASSLEMAIL.adf.bham.ac.uk> Message-ID: <4B04B22DEDCD4B32A3F285704BF17F8D@olorin> The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/arts/15sedgwick.html and since I'm posting also a brief notice on Inside Higher Ed: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/14/qt/eve_kosofsky_sedgwick_1950_2009 Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From lockyert at mweb.co.za Thu Apr 16 11:06:27 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:06:27 +0200 Subject: [LCC] TAN: Film query Message-ID: Dear List, I wonder if you can help with a rather nebulous query. Someone is trying to track down a film, from rather thin identifying features. All they can recall is that (1) it was dated before 2007, and possibly some years before that; (2) it was set in a sea-side town; and (3) the plot concerned two gay men, one closeted, one having difficulties in a relationship. I think we are talking an Anglophone production here, but from which country is not known. Any suggestions appreciated. Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From lockyert at mweb.co.za Thu Apr 16 22:52:14 2009 From: lockyert at mweb.co.za (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:52:14 +0200 Subject: [LCC] More analysis on "Amazonfail" Message-ID: <783127816E9E479DAAEF823D96277CDB@olorin> Bill Thompson for Auntie: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8000401.stm and a discussion looking at Amazon's tagging data: http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2009/04/12/amazon-possibly-using-category-metadata-to-filter-rankings/ Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From mbroder at gc.cuny.edu Fri Apr 17 09:34:35 2009 From: mbroder at gc.cuny.edu (Michael Broder) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:34:35 -0400 Subject: [LCC] Letter in response to CHE article about "social change" and "classic texts" Message-ID: <006601c9bf7a$66c40ed0$344c2c70$@cuny.edu> Some of you may have seen the following article in the March 5 "Today's News" feature of the Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/daily/2009/03/12955n.htm I wrote a letter in response which appears in the April 17 issue of "The Chronicle Review" (I don't even understand what that is; their online presence is dazzling): http://chronicle.com/weekly/v55/i32/32a03202.htm I'm sorry I don't feel comfortable cutting and pasting the article or even my own letter, but I get access through my campus library, and I wouldn't want an abuse on my part to affect my library's relationship with the publication. Best, Michael From phileleutheros at gmail.com Fri Apr 17 13:37:30 2009 From: phileleutheros at gmail.com (Terrence Lockyer) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:37:30 +0200 Subject: [LCC] Letter in response to CHE article about "social change" and"classic texts" References: <006601c9bf7a$66c40ed0$344c2c70$@cuny.edu> Message-ID: <8338C3CF57224C388E14410E24127379@olorin> It's worth noting that only those who have personal or institutional subscriptions will be able to access these pieces. Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa From mbroder at gc.cuny.edu Fri Apr 17 14:35:32 2009 From: mbroder at gc.cuny.edu (Michael Broder) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:35:32 -0400 Subject: [LCC] Letter in response to CHE article about "social change" In-Reply-To: <8338C3CF57224C388E14410E24127379@olorin> References: <006601c9bf7a$66c40ed0$344c2c70$@cuny.edu> <8338C3CF57224C388E14410E24127379@olorin> Message-ID: <00a701c9bfa4$71856880$54903980$@cuny.edu> As Terrence notes, only people who have personal or institutional subscriptions can access these pieces online. But I'm happy to forward both the article and my letter on an individual basis; I just don't want to post it to a list because the publishers explicitly frown on that. So, if you'd like the article and/or my letter pasted into an email, just reply to me offlist. Best, Michael -----Original Message----- From: members-bounces at lambdacc.org [mailto:members-bounces at lambdacc.org] On Behalf Of Terrence Lockyer Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 4:38 PM To: LambdaCC Subject: Re: [LCC] Letter in response to CHE article about "social change" and"classic texts" It's worth noting that only those who have personal or institutional subscriptions will be able to access these pieces. Terrence Lockyer Johannesburg, South Africa _______________________________________________ members mailing list members at lambdacc.org http://lambdacc.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lambdacc.org From mbroder at gc.cuny.edu Tue Apr 28 05:49:50 2009 From: mbroder at gc.cuny.edu (Michael Broder) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:49:50 -0400 Subject: [LCC] Williams on Lear & Cantarella Message-ID: <001d01c9c7ff$d3ada410$7b08ec30$@cuny.edu> You may already have seen Craig Williams' BMCR review of Andrew Lear and Eva Cantarella's 2008 book on images of Greek pederasty, but if you haven't, I thought I'd pass this link along: http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2009/2009-04-65.html Xairein, Michael Michael Broder PhD Candidate in Classics The Graduate Center, CUNY (646) 281-1634 phone (866) 203-2489 fax mbroder at gc.cuny.edu From mbroder at gc.cuny.edu Wed Apr 29 07:57:05 2009 From: mbroder at gc.cuny.edu (Michael Broder) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:57:05 -0400 Subject: [LCC] Larry Kramer on Gay History at Yale Message-ID: <001b01c9c8da$c4cfaca0$4e6f05e0$@cuny.edu> Below is a link to a recent speech by Larry Kramer called "Yale's Conspiracy of Silence" on the fate of a gay history project that he spearheaded at Yale. It's very interesting and provocative, even if some of it seems somewhat wrong/maddeningly Larry Kramer-like. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-04-24/my-apology-to-yale /full/ Michael Broder