03 November 2006
Pierre Bourdieu and taste
by jlesageoverview, with many links; part of a larger, interesting cultural studies site
BOURDIEU AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF AESTHETICS
by jlesageinterpretive essay that provides good overview for cultural studies; constrasts Bourdieu and Derrida
02 November 2006
"Cyberfeminism with a difference" by Rosi Braidotti
by jlesagean important essay building on the work of Donna Haraway, emphasizing the kinds of empoverishment that come with globalization, and the possibilities for new forms of collective identity in cyberspace, while eschewing utopianism.
Place: Cultural, Disability, Ethnic, Media, Postcolonial, Race Studies
by jlesagehuge multi-page database of links on space and place in cultural geography as applicable to interdisciplinary studies
walking as knowing as making
by jlesagea concept of walking = knowledge building sensorially; bibliography of readings linked to here
01 November 2006
The Art of Rent by David Harvey, SR 2002 | Socialist Register
by jlesage"a widespread belief that there is something special about certain cultural products and events (be they in the arts, theatre, music, cinema, architecture or more broadly in localized ways of life, heritage, collective memories and affective communities).
31 October 2006
Jeffrey Ruoff: Publications
by jlesagemajor writer on visual ethnography has many of his essays online
M/C Journal - Latest Issue
by jlesagefrom Australia, looking at media internationally and politically
30 October 2006
ZoneZero from analog to digital photography
by jlesage & 2 othersa large, excellently curated photography site, including slide shows and discussions of key issues in photography and representation in general; highly recommended; under tutelage of Pedro Meyer; take "tour" first
24 October 2006
Fast Capitalism ejournal
by jlesageinterdisciplinary journal on information and communication in 21st cent. economy and culture; good authors; focus on new media
21 October 2006
Knowing Knowledge - a photoset on Flickr by George Siemens
by jlesagefor those interested in infoaesthetics, this set of 57 images about aspects of knowledge is a stimulating philosophical exercise and a way to ask students how they might have made an image of similar interacting concepts
Driftline Lists and Archives
by jlesagearchived content from listservs dealing with theory and theorists
Counterblast :: The E-journal of Communication and Culture
by jlesagereviews in cultural studies, film, and television; from NYU
Thamyris/Intersecting: Place, Sex and Race
by jlesagecurrent issue has free articles, progressive social geography
19 October 2006
New Urbanism
by jlesagewebsite and organization promoting good urbanism, sustainable development, smart transportation, and transit oriented development.
18 October 2006
Bruno Latour: ARTICLES
by jlesagemost of these works are in English and have full text version online
Movement by Grigorio Agamben
by jlesageauthor traces concept of movement from Aristotle and asks us to "rethink the concept of movement and its relation to biopolitics."
Professor Stephen Graham - Writing & Publication
by jlesageleft urban geographer, with many online writings, often with an international focus
Praxis (e)Press - Contents
by jlesage"critical works in theory and practice in several fields from a variety of different theoretical perspectives – including anarchist, anti-racist, environmentalist, feminist, marxist, postcolonial, poststructuralist, queer, situationist and socialist"
12 Principles of Web Writing and Design
by jlesagefrom teacher Craig Stroupe, who has online many useful teaching tools across tech and cultural fields