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Beyond Goggles and Corsets : Australian Steampunk
Researched, compiled, and written by Dr Catriona Mills and Geoffrey Hondroudakis
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  • List of Works Cited

  • —Primary Sources (Fiction)

    Note: The following works are those referenced in the critical essay, including non-Australian works. For a full list of Australian steampunk works, see the Introduction.


    Archer, C.J. The Adventures of Miss Upton and the Sky Pirate. OzBooks, 2011.

    Ball, Peter M. 'Clockwork, Patchwork, and Ravens'. Descended from Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol. 1, edited by Jason Sizemore and Gill Ainsworth, Apex, 2009, pp. 245-263.

    Banks, Felicity. Stuff and Nonsense. Felicity Banks, 2016.

    Broaddus, Maurice. 'Pimp My Airship'. Apex Magazine, no. 2, 2009. http://www.apex-magazine.com/pimp-my-airship/

    Brook, Meljean. The Kraken King. Berkley, 2014.

    Capes, Ashley. 'The Yellow Butterfly'. Steampunk Fairy Tales, edited by David T. Allen, CreateSpace, 2016, pp. 77-92.

    Carriger, Gail. Soulless. Orbit, 2009.

    Cho, Zen. The Terracotta Bride. Zen Cho, 2011. (Originally published in Steampowered II, edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft, Torquere, 2011.)

    Chuzz, Martin. The Irregulars. Illustrated by Drew Moss. Convict Comics, 2016. Six parts.

    Chuzz, Martin, and Nick Macari. Ned Kelly: Ironclad Alien Killer. Illustrated by Chris Batista. Convict Comics, 2016. Three parts.

    Cornish, D.M. Factotum. Omnibus Books, 2010.

    —. Foundling. Omnibus Books, 2006.

    Lamplighter. Omnibus Books, 2008.

    Dedman, Stephen. 'The Fall'. Exotic Gothic 4: A Postscripts Anthology. Drugstore Indian Press, 2012.

    D'Este, Madeleine. Evangeline and the Alchemist. Madeleine D'Este, 2016.

    —. Evangeline and the Bunyip. Madeleine D'Este, 2016.

    Files, Gemma. A Book of Tongues. ChiZine, 2010.

    —. A Rope of Thorns. ChiZine, 2011.

    —. A Tree of Bones. ChiZine, 2012.

    Freer, Dave. The Steam Mole. Pyr, 2012.

    Genesse, Paul. 'The Nubian Queen'. Steampunk'd, edited by Jean Rabe and Martin H. Greenberg, DAW Books, 2010, pp. 193-223.

    Gibson, William, and Bruce Sterling. The Difference Engine. Gollancz, 1990.

    Harland, Richard. 'The Kiss of Reba Maul.' Kisses by Clockwork, edited by Liz Grzyb, Ticonderoga Publications, 2014, pp. 13-31.

    —. Liberator. Allen and Unwin, 2011.

    —. Song of the Slums. Allen and Unwin, 2013.

    —. Worldshaker. Allen and Unwin, 2009.

    Hayes, Erica. 'Crystal and Iron'. Shadow Plays: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction, edited by Elise Bunter, E. Bunter, 2007, pp. 41-58.

    Heylen, J-L. The Deception Engine: Part One. MoshPit, 2013.

    —. The Deception Engine: Part Two. MoshPit, 2013.

    Huntman, Gerry. 'Halo in the Sky'. SQ Mag, no. 4, September 2012. https://sqmag.com/2014/04/19/edition-4-halo-in-the-sky-by-gerry-huntman/

    Kelso, Sylvia. Spring in Geneva. Aqueduct, 2013.

    Kennedy, Sean. Wings of Equity. Dreamspinner, 2010.

    'Kodak'. 'The Automatic Barmaid'. The Bulletin, vol. 38, no.1954, 1917, pp. 47-48.

    Kristoff, Jay. Endsinger. Tor, 2014.

    —. Kinslayer. Tor, 2013.

    —. Stormdancer. Tor, 2012.

    Kwan, Coleen. Asher's Dilemma. Carina, 2012.

    —. Asher's Invention. Carina, 2012.

    Lai, Stephanie. 'The Last Rickshaw'. Crossed Genres, no. 18, 2011. http://crossedgenres.com/archives/018-2/the-last-rickshaw-by-stephanie-lai/

    —. 'One Last Interruption Before We Begin'. Steampowered 2: More Lesbian Steampunk Stories, edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft, Torquere, 2011, pp. 208-225.

    Lanagan, Margo. 'Machine Maid'. Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology, edited by Nick Gevers, Solaris, 2008, pp. 183-216.

    'Lance, Lancelot'. Hortense: A Study of the Future. A Romance. Lancelot Lance, 1906.

    Levine, Ken. Bioshock Infinite. 2K Games, 2013.

    Lowachee, Karin. The Gaslight Dogs. Orbit, 2010.

    Martin, Geraldine F. Della Mortika: The Library of Wonder. Vivid, 2015.

    —. Della Mortika: Voyage to the Antipodes. Vivid, 2014.

    McKiernan, Andrew J. 'Calliope: A Steam Romance'. Shadow Plays: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction, edited by Elise Bunter, E. Bunter, 2007, pp. 101-128.

    Ojetade, Balogun. The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman: Freedonia. Balogun Ojetade, 2015.

    —. Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman. Balogun Ojetade, 2012.

    Panegyres, Anthony. 'The Tic-Toc Boy of Constantinople'. Kisses by Clockwork, edited by Liz Grzyb, Ticonderoga Publications, 2014, pp. 203-222.

    Paterson, A.B. 'The Cast-iron Canvasser'. The Bulletin, vol. 11, no. 618, 1891, p. 7.

    Pitt, Darrell. The Lost Sword. Text Publishing, 2015.

    Priest, Cherie. Boneshaker. Tor, 2009.

    Pryor, Michael. Blaze of Glory. Random House Australia, 2006.

    Roberts, Tansy Rayner. 'Of War and Wings'. Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs Aliens, edited by Patricia Bray and Joshua Palmatier, Zombies Need Brains, 2014, pp. 152-163.

    Rosca, Madeleine. The Clockwork Sky: Volume One. Tom Doherty, 2012.

    —. The Clockwork Sky: Volume Two. Tom Doherty, 2014.

    Rose, Lilliana. Circus Escape. Less Than Three Press, 2014.

    —. Circus Games. Less Than Three Press, 2016.

    —. Change of Heart, Lilliana Rose, 2015.

    —. The Clockwork Heart. Less Than Three Press, 2015.

    —. Heart of Gold. Liliana Rose, 2016.

    —. Heart's Desire. Lilliana Rose, 2016.

    Roy, James. Ichabod Hart and the Lighthouse Mystery. U of Queensland P, 2003.

    Schwartz, Jenny. The Icarus Plot. Jenny Schwartz, 2014.

    —. The Lion and the Mouse: A Steampunk Romance. Jenny Schwartz, 2016.

    —. Wanted: One Scoundrel. Carina Press, 2011.

    Seaton, Annie. Winter of the Passion Flower. Lyrical Press, 2012.

    Sedia, Ekaterina. The Alchemy of Stone. Prime Books, 2009.

    Shawl, Nisi. Everfair. Tor, 2016.

    Shirrefs, Mark. The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello. Dir. Anthony Lucas. Australia: 3D Films, 2004.

    Slade, Arthur. Empire of Ruins. HarperCollins, 2011.

    Tisler, Lee William. The Cog Work Apprentice in Dark Skies. Lee William Tisler, 2012.

    VanderMeer, Jeff, and Ann VanderMeer, eds. Steampunk. Tachyon Publications, 2008.

    Vincent, Joyce. The Celestial Hand. J.C. MacCartie and Co, 1903.

    Westerfeld, Scott. Behemoth. Simon Pulse, 2010.

    —. Goliath. Simon Pulse, 2011.

    —. Leviathan. Simon Pulse, 2009.

    Wrede, Patricia. Across the Great Barrier, Scholastic, 2011.

    —. The Far West. Scholastic, 2012.

    —. Thirteenth Child. Scholastic, 2009.

  • —Secondary Sources (Criticism and Essays)

    Bix, Amy Sue. "Steve Jobs Versus the Victorians: Steampunk, Design, and the History of Steampunk in Technology." Taddeo and Miller. 235-254.

    Bowser, Rachel A., and Brian Croxall. "Introduction: Industrial Evolution". Neo-Victorian Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-45.

    Boym, Svetlana. "Nostalgia and its Discontents." The Hedgehog Review, vol. 9, no.2, 2007, pp. 7-18.

    Brummett, Barry, editor. Clockwork Rhetoric: The Language and Style of Steampunk. Jackson, UP of Missouri, 2014.

    Cherry, Brigid, and Mary Mellins. "Negotiating the Punk in Steampunk: Subculture, Fashion & Performative Identity." Punk & Post-Punk, vol. 1, no. 1, 2012, pp. 5-25.

    Esser, Helena. "Yesterday's Tomorrows: Retrofuturist Visions of London's Alternative Pasts in Steampunk Fiction." The Literary London Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, 2014, pp. 18-34.

    Ferguson, Christine. "Surface Tensions: Steampunk, Subculture, and the Ideology of Style." Neo-Victorian Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, 2011, pp. 66-99.

    Forlini, Stefania. "Technology and Morality: The Stuff of Steampunk." Neo-Victorian Studies, vol. 3, no.1, 2010, pp. 72-98.

    Ganapathiraju, Aishwarya. "Urban Retro-Futuristic Masculinities in China Miéville's Perdido Street Station". Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 45, no.1, 2012, pp. 3-14.

    Genesse, Paul. 'Short Stories'. Paul Genesse. c.2017. http://www.paulgenesse.com/short-stories.html. Accessed 2 March 2017.

    Goh, Jaymee, editor. Silver Goggles. 2009-2016. silver-goggles.blogspot.com. Accessed 14 February 2017

    —. "With this Steam-Powered Prosthetic Arm, I Could Be As Strong as … A Normal Person." Tor.com. 28 October 2009. www.tor.com/2009/10/28/with-this-steam-powered-prosthetic-arm-i-could-be-as-strong-as-a-normal-person. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    Hall, Mirko M. and Joshua Gunn. "'There Is Hope for the Future': The (Dis)Enchantment of the Technician-Hero in Steampunk". Brummett, pp. 3-18.

    Heidegger, Martin. "The Question Concerning Technology." The Question Concerning Technology and Other Essays. Translated by William Lovitt, Harper & Row, 1977, pp. 3-35.

    Heilmann, Ann, and Mark Llewellyn. Neo-Victorianism: The Victorians in the Twenty-First Century, 1999-2009. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

    Ho, Elizabeth. Neo-Victorianism and the Memory of Empire. Continuum, 2012.

    Hobson, M.K. "The Bustlepunk Manifesto." Demimonde. 27 October 2009. http://www.demimonde.com/2009/10/27/the-bustlepunk-manifesto/. Accessed 7 March 2017.

    —. 'Bustlepunk Revisited.' Demimonde. 26 May 2011. http://www.demimonde.com/2011/05/26/bustlepunk-revisited/ Accessed 7 March 2017.

    Hoschchild, Adam. King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism. St Martin's Press, 1999.

    Jagoda, Patrick. "Clacking Control Societies: Steampunk, History, and the Difference Engine of Escape." Neo-Victorian Studies, vol. 3, no.1, 2010, pp. 46-71.

    Jeter, K.W. Letter. Locus Magazine, April 1987. Reproduced on Letters of Notes, 1 March 2011. www.lettersofnote.com/2011/03/birth-of-steampunk.html. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    Latour, Bruno. "Morality and Technology: The End of the Means." Translated by Couze Venn. Theory, Culture & Society, vol. 19, no. 5, 2002, pp. 247-260.

    Lowachee, Karin. Interview by Diana Pho. 18 April 2010. Beyond Victoriana. https://beyondvictoriana.com/2010/04/18/beyond-victoriana-23-interview-with-karin-lowachee-author-of-the-gaslight-dogs/. Accessed 8 March 2017.

    Markov, Harry. "War, Steampunk, Bulgaria." Beyond Victoriana. 1 May 2011. beyondvictoriana.com/2011/05/01/74-%E2%80%9Cwar-steampunk-bulgaria%E2%80%9D-guest-blog-by-harry-markov. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    Mills, Catriona. "'Such a Dazzling Display of Lustrous Legerdemain': Representing Victorian Theatricality in Doctor Who." Neo-Victorian Studies, vol. 6, no.1, 2013, pp. 148-179.

    'Miss Kagashi'. "Native American Steampunk: An Approach." Multiculturalism for Steampunk. 9 November 2010. thesteamerstrunk.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/native-american-steampunk-approach.html. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    —. "A Reflection from the Crow Lady." Multiculturalism for Steampunk. 12 November 2010. thesteamerstrunk.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/reflection-from-crow-lady.html. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    Nevins, Jess. "Prescriptivists vs. Descriptivists: Defining Steampunk." Science Fiction Studies, vol. 38, no.3, 2011, pp. 513-518.

    Onion, Rebecca. "Reclaiming the Machine: An Introductory Look at Steampunk in Everyday Practice." Neo-Victorian Studies, vol. 1, no.1, 2008, pp. 138-163.

    Peek, Ben. "The Great Steampunk Fight of '10." Ben Peek LiveJournal. 5 November 2010. benpeek.livejournal.com/797422.html. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    Pershon, Mike. "Steam Wars." Neo-Victorian Studies, vol. 3, no.1, 2010, pp. 127-166.

    Pho, Diana M., editor. Beyond Victoriana: A Multicultural Perspective on Steampunk. 2009-2017. beyondvictoriana.com. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    —. "Leftist Constructs: Steampunk and Progressive Politics." Overland, no.207, 2012, pp. 33-37.

    —. "Objectified and Politicized: The Dynamics of Ideology and Consumerism in Steampunk." Taddeo and Miller, pp. 185-212.

    —. "Steampunk and Victorientalism Assessed." Beyond Victoriana. 14 March 2010. https://beyondvictoriana.com/2010/03/14/beyond-victoriana-17-5-steampunk-and-victorientalism-assessed/. Accessed 8 March 2017.

    Poirier, Monique. "Musing about Native Steampunk." Beyond Victoriana. 21 December 2011. beyondvictoriana.com/2011/12/21/musing-about-native-steampunk-guest-blog-by-monique-poirier. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    Poovey, Mary. Uneven Developments: The Ideological Work of Gender in Mid-Victorian England. U of Chicago P, 1988.

    Ryles, Carol. "Steampunk: Imagined Histories and Technologies of Science and Fantasy." Heart Fire; and Steampunk: Imagined Histories and Technologies of Science and Fantasy. Dissertation, University of Western Australia, 2013, pp. 331-374.

    Sartre, Jean-Paul. Critique of Dialectical Reason: Volume One - Theory of Practical Ensembles. Translated by Alan Sheridan-Smith, Verso, 2004.

    Sedia. Ekaterina. Interview by Genevieve Valentine. Fantasy Magazine, c. 2008. www.fantasy-magazine.com/non-fiction/articles/ekaterina-sedia-author-of-the-alchemy-of-stone. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    —. "Introduction: Steampunk–Looking to the Future through the Lens of the Past." The Mammoth Book of Steampunk, edited by Sean Wallace, Running Press, 2012, pp. 1-4.

    Stimson, Kristin. 'Victorians, Machines, and Exotic Others: Steampunk and the Aesthetic of Empire'. Brummett, pp. 19-37.

    Stross, Charlie. 'The Hard Edge of Empire.' Charlie's Diary. 27 October 2010. www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/10/the-hard-edge-of-empire.html. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    Summers, Leigh. Bound to Please: A History of the Victorian Corset. Berg, 2001.

    —. "Yes, They Did Wear Them: Working-Class Women and Corsetry in the Nineteenth Century." Costume, vol. 36, no.1, 2002, pp. 65-74.

    Taddeo, Julie Anne. "Corsets of Steel: Steampunk's Reimagining of Victorian Femininity." Taddeo and Miller, pp. 43-64.

    Taddeo, Julie Anne, and Cynthia J. Miller, editors. Steaming into a Victorian Future: A Steampunk Anthology. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

    Taylor, Mary Anne. "Liberation and a Corset: Examining False Feminism in Steampunk." Clockwork Rhetoric. Brummett, pp. 38-58.

    Tilton, Lois. "Lois Tilton Reviews Short Fiction." Review of Ghosts by Gaslight, edited by Nick Gevers and Jack Dann, Locus Magazine, August 2011. www.locusmag.com/Reviews/2011/08/lois-tilton-reviews-short-fiction-late-august-2. Accessed 14 February 2017.

    Valente, Catherynne. "Here I Stand, with Steam Coming Out of My Ears." CatValente LiveJournal 3 November 2010. catvalente.livejournal.com/616832.html. Accessed 14 February 2017.

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    Yaszek, Lisa. "Democratising the Past to Improve the Future: An Interview with Steampunk Godfather Paul Di Filippo." Neo-Victorian Studies, vol. 3, no.1, 2010, pp. 189-195.

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