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ADAPTING STORIES INTO SCREENPLAYS: And a brief history of the first Steamfunk movie (video)!
Started May 31, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
ADAPTING STORIES INTO SCREENPLAYS On August 4, 2012, I will be Co-Directing the State of Black Science Fiction…Continue
Tags: festival, balogun, milton, davis, adaptation
LOOKIN’ FOR THE PERFECT BEAT THROUGH BRASS GOGGLES? The Marriage of Steampunk and Hip Hop!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Balogun Ojetade Apr 26, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
LOOKIN’ FOR THE PERFECT BEAT THROUGH BRASS GOGGLES?The Marriage of Steampunk and Hip Hop! George Clinton…Bootsy Collins…Flavor Flav.Do these men evoke images of an age of invention, adventure and…Continue
THE FEAR OF “MAINSTREAMING” STEAMPUNK: Put On Your Fighting Trousers!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Balogun Ojetade Apr 20, 2012. 8 Replies 1 Like
Tags: mainstream, steamfunk, chap, hop, goggles
Steampunk Author Balogun Oyabode Abeegunde Writes Harriet Tubman as an Extraordinary Gentlewoman!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Balogun Ojetade Jan 12, 2012. 2 Replies 1 Like
Steampunk Author Balogun Oyabode Abeegunde Writes Harriet Tubman as an Extraordinary Gentlewoman! …Continue
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Marcel Alexander replied to Balogun Ojetade's discussion Do Black People Really Read This Stuff? II: Science Fiction, Steamfunk & More! in the group The Cog of Acceptance"Clementine was a great book. I, myself and not only a black reader but i'm also a Steampunk/fantasy writer and a avid con goer/cosplayer. I believe that the reason there are so few outward black enthusiast is primarily…"
"But isn't that kind of the problem? If all the folks who aren't going are using the reasoning that they're going to be the only person of color in the room, then there won't be people of color in the room. It's like a…"
Fiona Finnegan replied to Balogun Ojetade's discussion Do Black People Really Read This Stuff? II: Science Fiction, Steamfunk & More! in the group The Cog of Acceptance"I've only been to two conventions, but I met more people of color there than anywhere else in my social life, although that may not be saying much since I'm white and live in rural New England.
What was interesting to me was that people of…"
The Widow Kate Next replied to Balogun Ojetade's discussion Lazarus Graves: The Scythe of Death - A Two-Fisted Dieselfunk Tale! in the group The Cog of Acceptance"Delightful! Well done."
Her Serene Highness Michele replied to Balogun Ojetade's discussion Do Black People Really Read This Stuff? II: Science Fiction, Steamfunk & More! in the group The Cog of Acceptance"There are many people who either can't afford to go to Sci-fi cons or are disinclined to do so, even though they read science fiction. I'm black and I don't go to cons, in part because when I've seen photos of cons and…"
The Widow Kate Next replied to Balogun Ojetade's discussion Do Black People Really Read This Stuff? II: Science Fiction, Steamfunk & More! in the group The Cog of Acceptance"Why does anyone read anything at all? To that, I have a firm belief that science fiction and fantasy readers in general are open to new ideas, and because of that we are of all skintones, interested not only in the latest tech-creativity, but…"
Balogun Ojetade added a discussion to the group TerminuSteam
STEAMFUNK DANDIES: Black Men & Women of Distinction in the Age of Steam!
STEAMFUNK DANDIES: Black Men & Women of Distinction in the Age of Steam!In an earlier post – THE MAHOGANY MASQUERADE: The…See More
Balogun Ojetade added a discussion to the group The Cog of Acceptance
Black Dispatches: Real-Life Superheroes in the Age of Steam(funk) on Tor.com
Black Dispatches: Real-Life Superheroes in the Age of Steam(funk)BALOGUN OJETADEEspionage—the act or practice of spying or of using spies to obtain secret information—has been with us probably since one of our first villagers looked over the hill to see what the other village was up to.Espionage is one of the world’s oldest professions because as long as there is one person who has an advantage over another, be it military, agricultural,…See More
James Murray replied to Balogun Ojetade's discussion THE MAHOGANY MASQUERADE: The Politics of Fashion in Steamfunk! in the group The Cog of Acceptance"See, I see alot of that as expositions, arguments and discussions, but that is just my political view! :) lol
Ok, so we can agree to disagree on the terminology, but that really has very little to do with your post. What is it you actually put up…"
Balogun Ojetade replied to Balogun Ojetade's discussion THE MAHOGANY MASQUERADE: The Politics of Fashion in Steamfunk! in the group The Cog of Acceptance"I am not offended at all.
I feel rebellion is a political statement. Politics is the total complex of relations between people living in society, and includes competition between competing interest groups or individuals for power and…"
James Murray replied to Balogun Ojetade's discussion THE MAHOGANY MASQUERADE: The Politics of Fashion in Steamfunk! in the group The Cog of Acceptance"While I agree some political statements can be made through clothing, such as the burning of the bra, and the middle eastern examples as mentioned above, I wonder if all choices are political, or merely rebellion against social norms? To me, this is…"
Balogun Ojetade added a discussion to the group The Cog of AcceptanceTHE MAHOGANY MASQUERADE: The Politics of Fashion in Steamfunk!
THE MAHOGANY MASQUERADE: The Politics of Fashion in Steamfunk“No matter where you get the fashion from, how it’s produced, who is in charge of distributing it are all political choices. That’s why I think Steampunk fashion is a highly charged fashion aesthetic. It deals with history and history is always political.” – Diana Pho / Ay-leen The PeacemakerOne may not immediately think that…See More
Kyler Zonderbroek replied to Balogun Ojetade's discussion Do Black People Really Read This Stuff? II: Science Fiction, Steamfunk & More! in the group The Cog of Acceptance"My question is why is the black segment of Science Fiction fans so much smaller in proportion to the size of their population. Of course my observation is the number of black people I see at science fiction cons, and the fact that the entire black…"
Raven Deatheray replied to Balogun Ojetade's discussion Do Black People Really Read This Stuff? II: Science Fiction, Steamfunk & More! in the group The Cog of Acceptance"And isn't that why we all read science fiction?"
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- I am an author, screenwriter and martial arts instructor. I am very much interested in writing in the genre of steampunk and I am here to learn and to share what I have.
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- At 8:56am on April 21, 2012,
Jha Goh said… Halooooooooo! Glad to see you here!!
- At 5:09pm on February 5, 2012,
DEE TUCKER said… greetings and welcome
- At 5:43pm on March 28, 2011,
Ay-leen the Peacemaker said… Greetings Balogun!
Thank you kindly for your offer of friendship, and I hope to see you around the Empire. Best of luck with your book too-- have you heard of SWAG (Steampunk Writers & Artists Guild)? I think you might find them a good resource too: http://steampunkwriters.ning.com/
Cheers,
Ay-leen
- At 6:26am on March 27, 2011,
Happalonia Green said… - Welcome to the Empire!
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