We are pleased to invite you to join us at -empyre- http://www.subtle.net/empyre in December and January for our SSNWSouthernSummer-NorthernWinter discussion series of recently published books. In December we are introducing "Women, Art, and Technology", edited by Judy Malloy which documents women's core contributions to art and technology creation. The book includes overviews of the history and foundations of the field by, among others, artists Sheila Pinkel and Kathy Brew; classic papers by women working in art and technology; papers written expressly for this book by women whose work is currently shaping and reshaping the field; and a series of critical essays that look to the future. Artist contributors include computer graphics artists Rebecca Allen and Donna Cox; video artists Dara Birnbaum, Joan Jonas, Valerie Soe, and Steina Vasulka; composers Cecile Le Prado, Pauline Oliveros, and Pamela Z; interactive artists Jennifer Hall and Blyth Hazen, Agnes Hegedus, Lynn Hershman, and Sonya Rapoport; virtual reality artists Char Davies and Brenda Laurel; net artists Anna Couey, Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss, Nancy Paterson, and Sandy Stone; and choreographer Dawn Stoppiello. Critics include Margaret Morse, Jaishree Odin, Patric Prince, and Zoe Sofia. Judy will be joined through the month by Sonya Rapoport and Anna Couey, as well as other key contributors to the text. subscribe to -empyre- at http://www.subtle.net/empyre