|
C O N T E X T U R E
|
|
|
information on writing and publishing
|
Samizdat
Samizdat is a borrowed Russian word, which was popularly
introduced to the American language about 1960 by dissident
reformers and disfranchised refuseniks, that means "unauthorized
publication", and has become synonymous with "underground press".
Such "unofficial literature" is often anti-propagandistic, and is
usually pseudonymous or anonymous. Its existence is related to
graffiti; and has implications for censorship and other freedom
of expression issues, including political-correctness,
disinformation, and imprimatur sanctions. The author, agent, or
publisher of unauthorized writing may be known as "samizdatchik"
(plural: "samizdatchiki")[cf: allonym, graffitist]; being any
disseminator of materials from an unofficial or underground
press.
|
Public Notice:
this writing and publishing website was compiled and posted in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
MAPD program at the University of Baltimore, and
has not been updated since 2002, despite
a continuing interest and a plethora of material ... for which
rueful apologies are tendered.