06: Season Finale

Introduction: The Season Finale

Annalee Newitz, Joe Sartelle
As we announced in the last issue, we now want to expand the ranks of this publication and form a collective that will share responsibility for all aspects of its production and distribution.

Alien Abductions and the End of White People

Annalee Newitz
For any human who has studied the history of race relations on Earth, the "alien abduction" narrative may sound a little familiar.

Area Studies, Multiculturalism, and the Problems of Expert Knowledge

Clarisa Bencomo, Elliott Colla
We believe that the multicultural project has a long way to go before it ever enjoys the sort of institutionalized cultural power its opposite enjoys today.

Jurassic Park, or Sympathy for the Dinosaur

Joe Sartelle
What dinosaurs seem to represent to us is a whole alternate model, an elaborate projection, of a racially-varied 'society' not unlike our own.

Oh Bondage Up Yours!

Steven Rubio
It is possible, even likely, that those who once heard a great and awful roar in 1977 are willing to settle for a Rhino reissue in 1993. But such a nostalgic settlement does not connect us with our past, but instead denies it.

Talking Out Rancor and Redemption

Ann Marie Caffrey
What's needed is a plan of action, but recognizing the necessities on America's "fix-list" is a beginning.