public marks

PUBLIC MARKS with tags academic & definitions

November 2006

translate.eipcp.net - translate.eipcp.net

by jlesage
a multilingual web journal that challenges received ideas about linguistic and cultural "translation" along principles of a critique of culturalisation; social recomposition, beyond postcolonialism: a global commons; multilinguality vs. national language

'The Science Of Ghosts' - Derrida In 'Ghost Dance' (1983)

by jlesage
Derrida plays himself in 1983 film about concepts of memory; he says he is here a ghost in the art of ghosts, cinema. Many clips from this film found here

Literary Theory. Literary Criticism

by jlesage
very large site, also contains links for art and film, among other things, lots of branching possiblities

howstuffismade.org

by jlesage
visual encyclopedia that documents manufacturing processes, labor conditions and environmental impacts involved in the production of contemporary products.--summative photo essays produced by students guided by faculty

Jahsonic, a vocabulary of culture

by jlesage
intriguing website taking up themes and critical theories/ists, with many links; check out "index" link on home page

"Rhetorical and Political Agency in the Habitus"

by jlesage
essay attempting to analyze potential agency of teachers and students

Pierre Bourdieu and taste

by jlesage
overview, with many links; part of a larger, interesting cultural studies site

SocioSite

by jlesage
a very large sociology site from the University of Amsterdam; of particular interest are a section on web sociology and one on famous sociology; site is full of both explanations and links to other full text articles

October 2006

Knowing Knowledge - a photoset on Flickr by George Siemens

by jlesage
for 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

Introduction to Genre Theory

by jlesage
by Daniel Chandler--the major theoretical concept that ties film/tv and literature together.

ideas site - craig stroupe

by jlesage
ideas explored to aid in teaching culture, web design, writing

Composing Cyberspace, by Rich Holeton

by jlesage
website for book, with sections on knowledge, community, and identity; does not have text of book but many useful questions, links, and resources

A Rape in Cyberspace By Julian Dibbell

by jlesage
1993, complete text of essay delineating important event in Internet history

July 2006

Caterina.net: Metrics, registered users and social ecosystems

by jlesage
good discussion of the difference in user expectations of various social software sites

Film Analysis

by jlesage
an extensive and well illustrated--with stills and clips--analysis of film aesthetics and terminology; a good basic resource for any media teacher or film lover to spend time working through

Cyberculture

by jlesage
Sunka Simon's course on Cyberculture at Swarthmore, spring 2005. Excellent resources, links. Attractive graphic design.

June 2006