28 November 2006
James Elkins - Syllabi
by jlesage
many of this teacher's lectures on art, visual culture, and social issues are here, along with his syllabi
26 November 2006
media teacher's home page, lots of resouces, links pages
by jlesage
"news and journalism, film, TV, media policy, media reform activism, philosophy and social theory, urban history, contemporary American politics--\perspective informed by media history, political economy and social and cultural theory."
Links to cultural studies syllabi
by jlesage
from the Cultural Studies L site, a listerv and a source of other resources as well
activelearning strategies
by jlesage
a philosophy of education that relies on simulations, role plays, real world activities; practical tips and bibliography
21 November 2006
Geography courses with websites Valparaiso University
by jlesage
Geography courses, both present and past, with exercises, links, bibliography. Also see Urban Studies and American Indian Studies. Understanding place as cultural should inform both fiction and non-fiction film.
20 November 2006
Conversations with Dina
by jlesage
post on how students did visual ethnography using Flickr and the tags people put there
Visual Culture and the Contemporary City
by jlesage
extensive course lectures with special attention to Georg Simmel and Walter Benjamin's concepts, especially Benjamin on the flaneur.
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
by jlesage
large American Studies web portal, organized into Communities | Curriculum | Technology & Learning | Reference & Research
18 November 2006
Dave Harris and Colleagues
by jlesage
large collection of work, lectures, course materials in media studies, leisure studies, sociology
16 November 2006
06 November 2006
Teaching Art in the Context of Everyday Life
by jlesage
a useful essay for all production teachers who want students to see the world around them anew
Syllabus - SOC 4391 - Social Theory
by jlesage
value of the course outline is that there are links to chapters of most classics in social theory, reproduced as full text chapters and extensive excerpts
Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry
by jlesage
Course outline and reading list for fine arts course on landscape photography; excellent bibliography; will require a trip to the photography books section of a fine arts library
24 October 2006
course outline on photography and place
by jlesage
using photography as disciplined mode of exploration, expressing ideas
21 October 2006
Tracking Down Educators that Use Photo Sharing (flickr) | Teaching Hacks.com
by jlesage
aiding social networking and sharing of resources for using photography in education
10 October 2006
02 October 2006
course outline on space, place, and landscape in contemporary art
by jlesage
You will need to cut and paste URLs into your browser, but there is much here to followup on in terms of bibliography and links.
course outline on social construction of space
by jlesage
understanding this topic is crucial for folks in the visual arts, especially documentarians
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