Emmanuel John Winner

Emmanuel John Winner is a writer, poet, philosopher, musician who lives in Western New York. He was highly active in both the Poetry Central and the Writers and Books communities in Rochester in the 1970s and 1980s. He was also active in the early 'punk' scene of New York City during the mid-1970s, and the 'new wave' music scene of upstate New York during the 1980s and 1990s. He gained some notoriety for adding 'performance art' elements to both his poetry recitals and music performances. He earned a Doctorate in English (Rhetoric) from SUNY Albany in 1990. He has taught writing and literature at the State University of New York at Brockport. He has also taught at Monroe Community College, and other colleges in the Western New York area.
Writings
Emmanuel John Winner is the author of (among other works):
Books:
*Hegel, Hitler, Heidegger - Written Text Books 2003
*Sign, Context, Signification - Written Text Books 2003
*Iraq 666 - Written Text Books 2004
*Alone Between Barbarism and Intellect - Written Text Books 2004
Music
Since the mid-1970s, as avant garde guitarist, he performed with
*Flowers of Evil (1976-1977)
*Swamprats/ Darkness at Noon (1982-1983)
*StopStop (1984-1986)
*Health and Beauty (1985-1986)
*Free Sex Gum (1992-2004)
CDs:
*Winner - I-Dub - W Records 2001
*Free Sex Gum - Left Half Dead - Musuck 2004
Film
Winner also directed the following visual media:
*White Light/ White Heat - Spectator Films 1976 (120 Min., 8 mm)
*Satan's Salesman - Spectator Films 1985 (65 min., Video)
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