01 December 2006
artists and art...the-artists.org
by jlesage & 1 otherextended visual, biographical, and textual database of 20th Century and contemporary visual artists
[debates] A Concise Lexicon of / for the Digital Commons
by jlesageby Raqs Media Collective / September 2001; keywords not usually used by folks in literature and film, yet they will want to enter the fora where these ideas have a formative influence
Blogging as pedagogic practice: by Marcus O'Donnell
by jlesagetheoretical overview and roundup of concepts about Internet and education
28 November 2006
A Research Guide for Students - Site Map
by jlesagea very large portal for students and teachers, including how to search, formatting of research papers, and many content links
26 November 2006
MIT communications forum archive
by jlesagethe various programs are on many topics of media and mass communications; available in audio, video, or print format; good overview of contemporary media issues by academics and practitioners
24 November 2006
TeacherSource | learning.now . Tag - You're Delicious! | PBS
by jlesagemay 06 discussion of how delicious works; useful overview and collection of comments. PBS teachersouce is also worth visiting from time to time
20 November 2006
A Bibliography of Literary Theory, Criticism and Philology
by jlesage11th edition, 2006, extensive, downloadable word files, not links
Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
by jlesage & 4 othersportal to essays, museums, art work web reproductions
Notes on The Gaze
by jlesageDaniel Chandler's overview of the use of an important concept in media theory
18 November 2006
Category D: A Film and Media Studies Blog: The Intro Textbook: A Comparison
by jlesagean entry in a film blog that I like that compares and contrasts the Film 101 textbooks commonly used
16 November 2006
13 November 2006
Digital Archive of American Architecture: Contents
by jlesageinvaluable for mise-en-scene; suggestive for writers
12 November 2006
11 November 2006
A People's History Of The United States - Howard Zinn | libcom.org
by jlesageentire text of this major left history is online
contemporary literary theory, lectures and essays by John Lye
by jlesageon many currents, also external links
Introduction to Modern Literary Theory
by jlesagebrief overview of many currents, with links and bibliography
Knowing Knowledge
by jlesageuseful summary by George Siemens of his ideas from new book; educators need to rethink all ideas about knowledge, education, and learning for young people growing up in the Internet era
06 November 2006
Furtherfield Links
by jlesageextensive set of links to digital art projects, grouped by themes and types
03 November 2006
Jahsonic, a vocabulary of culture
by jlesageintriguing website taking up themes and critical theories/ists, with many links; check out "index" link on home page
Pierre Bourdieu and taste
by jlesageoverview, with many links; part of a larger, interesting cultural studies site
02 November 2006
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