And…
And... that is the end of Sa! Thanks for sticking by, staying along, and all of those things. Gracias, Merci, Danke. Take a bow all of you. Clap clap for feminism.
yes, Sa is Shutting Down
That's not bad news, because it will be back - or something vaguely grown out of it, but not quite it. A lot more radical, intellectually daring and vocal.
Yes, I know that the archives of Sa should still be here. I agree, but owing to a big technical error, they're offline right now and I will let you know when they're back up.
Meanwhile, here's plan:
Sa needs a new name. Sa Vadati - while very powerful - connotes a certain ethos that we don't believe it should. It's also quite inaccessible for most people. We need a much more universal name connoting intellectual radicalism. Any suggestions?
We also need to move beyond feminism into much wider literary, scientific, and art criticism. What do you think?
Sa, while very enjoyable, had its faults. We did not articulate a new feminist aesthetic at all for one. We also turned after a while, into a bit of a rant space. While that's not a bad thing, this webzine wasn't intended for that. So it was counter-intuitive for us. And as Ash, who will be working with me on this new project said recently, it was all a bit too intense. The excitement petered into a sort of stale railing voice which, to be honest, I got quite tired of.
And most importantly, Sa was quite conservative. With all due respect to conservatives (politically, socially and any other way), that doesn't do anything to help make space for daring discussion. The hedge of morality and propriety around Sa was quite disappointing and I believe this overhaul is going to help solve that.
In sum, what do I want to do? Let me be my dreamy self and say, we're going to try and build an online Bloomsbury. I don't have a home to which I can invite the most innovative minds of my century, and offer tea and scones while we come up with the ideas that revolutionize philosophy and thought for a generation, but I do have webspace, and you have words and ideas. Put them down and send them to me. We can talk about them.
The comment box below is a good place to start. Let me know what you think!