![]() ![]() ![]() The atmosphere is loud, casual, and clubby, even raucous. Many of them work for a handful of computer companies in a nearby high-tech industry enclave. As in many such local bars and pubs, most of the regulars here are male. A few people sit singly at tables, but most sit in small groups, often milling around from table to table to chat with others. Today when I enter, the heading at the top of the chalkboard reads “Fave of the 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.” Various bar patrons have listed a phrase next to their name: Fave of the 50 Ways to Leave Your LoverĪs usual around lunchtime, the bar is crowded. The utilitarian furnishings look a bit worn and include so many different styles that one patron says it looks “as though a used furniture store had exploded.” A large schoolroom chalkboard hangs next to the bar. The Falcon is a small, out-of-the-way place, known mainly to its regulars, who tend to shun the occasional curious passersby. Even if I do drive to Davis, I'll spend lunchtime here at the Falcon, where I can always find people I know, chatting and hanging out for a bit. I'm supposed to meet Rob later in the afternoon at UC Davis, seventy miles east of Berkeley, but don't want to make the trip if he's been held up by snows over the pass at Tahoe. I'm hoping someone there will have heard from Rob, a friend currently en route to California from Colorado. Late one morning in Berkeley in November 1994, I head off to my local pub. Erika Büky and Robin Whitaker very skillfully edited the manuscript and helped me clarify numerous passages. Among them, Naomi Schneider was instrumental in shepherding this project through many revisions. This book was also greatly improved by many people at the University of California Press. In short, she has been everything one could wish for in a mentor and supportive colleague. In addition to her incisive critiques and an uncanny ability to push my thinking further, she has provided me with ample advice and encouragement. She acted as a superlative dissertation chair and was also instrumental in helping me bring this work through the crucial transition from dissertation to publication. ![]() I owe a special debt of thanks to Judy Stacey. I give special thanks to Lynn Cherny and Eva Skuratowicz for their friendship and support, especially throughout the dissertation process. In addition, many other colleagues provided critical readings, commentary, and emotional support, including Fred Block, Cliff Cheng, Martha Copp, Jim Doyle, Michael Flaherty, Judy Howard, Steve Jones, Vernon Lee, Lyn Lofland, Nick Mamatas, Melinda Milligan, Peter Nardi, Judy Newton, Jodi O'Brien, Marc Smith, and Mary Virnoche. Iwas also fortunate to participate in a writing support group, which included Estee Neuwirth, Ellen Scott, and Bindi Shah, all of whom read many chapters (multiple times) and helped me achieve greater clarity of thought and expression. My dissertation committee members, Vicki Smith and Nina Wakeford, provided critiques, encouragement, and pointers to information and resources I might have missed. This book began as my dissertation research, and Ithank the Regents of the University of California for fellowship grant money that assisted in the completion of the dissertation. I owe a great many debts of thanks to many people who contributed to my efforts on this project. ![]()
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