16 November 2006
Book Review of "Sowing Empire: Landscape and Colonization"
by jlesage
Filmmakers and writers need to be aware of the history and social practice "spoken" by spaces and places. This is about the politics of gardens.
15 November 2006
dichtung-digital. Hyperfiction, Netzliteratur, Hypermedia: Interfictions
by jlesage
here is a page listing all essays available in English; distinguished authors
Senses of Cinema
by jlesage
one of the best online film journals; exhaustive and regularly updated links page
11 November 2006
Howie's Home Page
by jlesage
homepage and access to many of Howard Becker's essays online; major figure in sociology of art
Magnum Photos - Essays
by jlesage
audio/slideshows from top photographers, often commenting on their craft
06 November 2006
Contemporary Aesthetics: ejournalof theory, research, and application in aesthetics.
by jlesage
lots of essays in each issue
03 November 2006
Sal Randolph
by jlesage
attractive web site with art and essays by artist who lives in New York and produces independent art projects involving gift economies and social architectures
"Contributions to a Resistant Visual Culture Glossary"
by jlesage
essay introducing concepts that can help critic look at visual culture more politically
02 November 2006
01 November 2006
Project Premises : Sed : A Trail of Thirst
by jlesage
hypertext and visual arts project on southwest US and politics of the border; extensive essay with incorporated artistic material; new vision of documentary media, visual ethnography
U B U W E B
by jlesage & 28 others
"independent resource dedicated to all strains of the avant-garde, ethnopoetics, and outsider arts"; lots on experimental film
18 October 2006
12 Principles of Web Writing and Design
by jlesage
from teacher Craig Stroupe, who has online many useful teaching tools across tech and cultural fields
17 October 2006
translations of essays on activist art
by jlesage
On republicart, click on the words listed to the left under Discourse to see essays on topics such as: alternative economics, public sphere, precariousness, represenations, space of empire, art sabotage.
Papers for the 06 International Symposium on Electronic Arts
by jlesage
many full text papers available, with theoretical reflections and case studies, across media
A Brief History of Parking
by jlesage
essay: "A Brief History of Parking: The Life and After-life of Paving the Planet" by Jane Holtz Kay; again, reading social geographers enhances media making, especially non-fiction
15 October 2006
Journal for MultiMedia History - Volume 3 (2000) Contents Page
by jlesage
journal of history that uses hypertext and multimedia
09 October 2006
jan van eyck . avantgarde film biopolitics
by jlesage
list of films and readings putting together a film series and discussions of biopolitics in a new and interesting way; complete texts of accompanying theoretical readings
Bright Lights Film Journal | Welcome!
by jlesage & 1 other
well designed web site, excellent essays, covers experimental and gay/lesbian work
02 October 2006
Street Media: A Thesis Proposal
by jlesage
Images found in an urban environment and how to evaluate them: a key component of photography, film, photos, visual anthropology.
H-Net Review: John C. Ehrhardt on Tourism: Between Place and Performance
by jlesage
For students of documentary, it is useful to conceptualize place, space, locale, and social performance all at the same time.
01 October 2006
The Kitchen - Essays
by jlesage
"SELECTION OF ESSAYS AND PUBLICATIONS RELEVANT TO ART, CRAFT AND POLITICS IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF VIDEO"
Image and Narrative: Online Magazine of the Visual Narrative
by jlesage & 2 others
valuable resource, worth time to print out and read selected essays
