19 November 2006
(Notes on) Politics, Theory & Photography
by jlesage
blog that reviews and critiques aspects of art and visual culture and photojournalism, often from an ethical standpoint
18 November 2006
Alive with Alzheimer's, the first photographic book on AD by Cathy Greenblat
by jlesage
by a visual sociologist, a site for everyone
Dave Harris and Colleagues
by jlesage
large collection of work, lectures, course materials in media studies, leisure studies, sociology
16 November 2006
Invisible Culture-An Electronic Journal for Visual Culture-University of Rochester
by jlesage & 1 other
problematizes the unquestioned alliance between culture and visibility
David Butz and Michael Ripmeester - Finding Space for Resistant Subcultures
by jlesage
combines concept of Third Space with that of subcultural resistance
Geoff Stahl - Still 'Winning Space?': Updating Subcultural Theory
by jlesage
deals with the impact of computer mediated communication on subcultural theory; refutes role of "authenticity"; good overview of shifts in field
Book Review of "Sowing Empire: Landscape and Colonization"
by jlesage
Filmmakers and writers need to be aware of the history and social practice "spoken" by spaces and places. This is about the politics of gardens.
13 November 2006
Center for History and New Media
by jlesage & 1 other
extensive site, with resources about historical moments and syllabi, tools for Internet research, and projects undertaken by the Center
Anthro.Net Research Engine: Anthropology and Archaeology
by jlesage & 2 others
large portal, includes cultural geography, ethnic studies, visual arts, postmodern anthropology
Difference, Diversity and Nomadic Subjectivity
by jlesage
Braidotti is a theorist combining the insights of Donna Haraway with postcolonial theory; this earlier (1998) essay still has relevance today. Useful in teaching.
Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular
by jlesage
"multiple contours of daily life in an unevenly digital era... how technology shapes, transforms, reconfigures, and/or impedes social relations...including issues of globalization, mobility, power, and access"
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
12 November 2006
'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
11 November 2006
Howie's Home Page
by jlesage
homepage and access to many of Howard Becker's essays online; major figure in sociology of art
06 November 2006
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
Durham e-Prints - Department/Research Group: Cultural and Social Geography
by jlesage
28 papers from Univ. Durham on cultural geography, full text
