November 2006
ZoneZero: from analog to digital photography
a large socially committed ejournal, edited by Pedro Meyer, one of the pioneers in digital photographic art; galleries, essays, investigations into image circulation and production within digital communication, especially the Internet
Alive with Alzheimer's, the first photographic book on AD by Cathy Greenblat
by a visual sociologist, a site for everyone
www.theory.org.uk -- the media theory site
large site, attractive new design as of 11/06. essays, links, delving into popular culture and playing with it, theoretical explorations and savvy; highly recommended
"We"--with the words of Arundhati Roy
a 64-minute Internet documentary made anonymously in New Zealand, using Roy's speech and a montage of politically inflected imagery; new style of essayistic documentary; DVD at hi-res available
Invincible Cities
photographic exploration of two poor cities, a combination of Walter Benjamin's interest in traces and overlays with systematic, extensive visual ethnography
"Contributions to a Resistant Visual Culture Glossary"
essay introducing concepts that can help critic look at visual culture more politically
Radical Graphics
large collection organized by thematic and political categories; useful for office door poster, flyer, or demonstration
October 2006
one small project
learning from those who "claim leftover spaces in cities and live in unauthorized dwellings made of scavenged, leftover materials"; solicits contributions
The Propaganda Remix Project
by 2 othersold WW2 posters with contemporary messages; very well thought out designwise; print out for your office door
CNU: Charter
charter of the new urbanism
August 2006
The Tangled Web of Syriana
a fun chart illustrating the plot and connections between characters of a good political film
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