CoEvolution Quarterly Archive, Including Early Writings on Computing, Alternative Energy, and Gender, 1975 1984 Counterculture Journal, CoEvolution Quarterly 1960s-1970s,Counterculture,Feminism and Women's Rights,Science, Medicine, Technology,Social Activist

[Environmentalism][Counterculture][Science and Technology] Archive of 15 Issues of CoEvolution Quarterly, including early writings on computers, alternative energy, and gender theory. 1975 1984. A decade-long run of CoEvolution Quarterly, the experimental environmental, technological, and social journal edited by Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalog. This archive of 15 issues charts the cultural and intellectual currents of the ecological counterculture, featuring early coverage of personal computing, solar energy, feminist theory, indigenous ecological knowledge, and post-industrial social experimentation. Emerging from the Whole Earth movement s ethos of decentralized access to tools and ideas, CoEvolution became a key publication for not only environmentalists, but computer scientists, activists, and artists exploring systems of knowledge, energy, and identity in the wake of the sociopolitical upheaval of the 1960s. Highlights include several early articles on computers and information systems: "Computer Slang," "The Quest for Freeroder " (on networks), and "The Networking Game: Who Took the Work out of Network?" by Art Kleiner (Spring 1981, No. 29); "The Secret Guide to Computers," "Media Illiteracy," and "How Computers Work" (Spring 1982, No. 33); and a full Technology section on "Digital Workspaces," "CP/M Primer," and "Micros for External Control" (also No. 29). Articles of gender and feminist interest include a full Gender section in Spring 1982 (No. 33), with "Vernacular Gender" by Ivan Illich, "What to Name the Children When He s Kept His Name and You ve Kept Yours" by Jeanette German, and "Feminism and Pornography" by Stephanie Mills. Other recurring contributors include Gregory Bateson, Ursula Le Guin, R. Crumb, Wendell Berry, Paul Goodman, Anne Herbert, and Gary Snyder. Archive includes: [1] Co-Evolution Quarterly No. 8 (Winter 1975). Includes articles such as "Nonviolent Direct Action is Alive and Well in Europe" by Lee Swenson, poems by Richard Brautigan, "Where Did All the Communes Go?" by Bill Wheeler, and "Confessions of an Ex-Blackjack Player." [2] CoEvolution Quarterly No. 14 (Summer 1977). Features two major essays on "Voluntary Simplicity" by Duane Elgin and Richard Gregg, R. Crumb s "Modern Dance Workshop," and Kenneth Boulding s "The Poverty of Power Reviewed." Includes pieces on solar greenhouses, permaculture, homesteading, and the "Ultimate City" by J.G. Ballard. [3] CoEvolution Quarterly No. 16 (Winter 1977-78). Notable for Jerry Mander's "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television," William S. Burroughs on addiction, R. Crumb on "The Goose and the Gander," and Paul Krassner on hypnogogic regression. Includes discussions on solar heating, appropriate technology, and community medicine. [4] CoEvolution Quarterly No. 17 (Spring 1978). Includes "Language, Thought, & Disease" by W.C. Ellerbrock, Jr., essays by Gregory Bateson and R. Crumb, and discussions on biodymanic agriculture, energy-efficient building, and job sharing. Community and storytelling themes run throughout. [5] CoEvolution Quarterly No. 18 (Summer 1978). Features James Oberg on space privatization, Gregory Bateson on ecological connection, and articles about institutionalization and political dissent. Also includes practical guides to boatbuilding, small-scale farming, and R. Crumb on Kansas City Frank. [6] CoEvolution Quarterly No. 21 (Spring 1979). Covers genetic toxicity with Stewart Brand s "Human Harm to Human DNA," the Mouse Liberation Front communique by Dan O Neill, and R. Crumb s illustrated essay "Maybe We ll End Like This." Topics also include DIY field guides, solar architecture, and the rise of eco-conscious media. [7] CoEvolution Quarterly No. 23 (Fall 1979). A special issue on the ocean and boating: includes R. Crumb's "A Short History of America," ocean arks by John Todd, and extensive guides on small craft, plywood boats, and artisanal boatbuilding. [8] CoEvolution Quarterly No. 24 (Winte