01 December 2006
AwesomeStories.com, The Story Place of the Web
by 1 othernarrative+history+pictures+encyclopedia; "safe, fast and fun way to learn the real story behind historic events, famous people, heroic exploits, legends, disasters, movies, plus topics of current and general interest"
Dr. Bruce Klopfenstein's Interactive Television Blog via Firefox
articulate discussions of impact of new media on TV and the interaction between the two
27 November 2006
Lists of Bests
by 5 othersagain, I am fascinated by lists of bests, especially as related to literature; they comprise both an ideology of the canon and a sociology of popular tastes, a la Bourdieu; in an extended form, they comprise much of amazon.com
21 November 2006
What Can We Do With Flickr? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
how to create hotspots with popup notes on Flickr. Very useful for image analysis and assignment requiring students to comment on social aspects or formal aspects of image; or to formally critique them.
18 November 2006
Communication Studies Resources: The University of Iowa
one of the largest set of links, updated regularly, to all aspects of communication; many political themes; a wide range of disciplinary approaches included; highly recommended
The Digital Journalist November 2006 Issue Contents
monthly online magazine; wonderful examples of documentary photography
RCCS: Course List of Cyberculture Studies
Site is a center of such studies; course list regularly updaged
15 November 2006
Video History Project: Resources - Collections & Distribution Links
documents video art and community television, as it evolved in rural and urban New York State, and across the US
13 November 2006
Center for History and New Media
by 1 otherextensive site, with resources about historical moments and syllabi, tools for Internet research, and projects undertaken by the Center
11 November 2006
Introduction to Modern Literary Theory
brief overview of many currents, with links and bibliography
02 November 2006
The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"descriptive list which was created by Georges Polti to categorize every dramatic situation which might occur in a story or performance"; tips for screenwriters looking for ideas
17 October 2006
Anxious Libraries
wonderfully designed hypertext project on what libraries might mean today, with all those books few people read; a model of a hypertext exploration of an important intellectual topic
16 October 2006
Audio slide show: Bluegrass music's man of steel
example of how to incorporate personal history, music, and slides in portrait of dobro player and singer; also shows effectiveness of short, under three minute, audio slide show documentaries.
10 October 2006
Folktexts: A library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology, page 1
by 3 othersthe kinds of things all screenwriters can steal from, over and over
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