31 October 2006
Story Myth Dream Drama by Helena Sheehan
by jlesagechapter one of "Irish Television Drama: A Society and Its Stories" offered by author online
30 October 2006
ZoneZero from analog to digital photography
by jlesage & 2 othersa large, excellently curated photography site, including slide shows and discussions of key issues in photography and representation in general; highly recommended; under tutelage of Pedro Meyer; take "tour" first
I Photograph to Remember
by jlesagePedro Meyer's photoessay about his father's last days; a classic
24 October 2006
one small project
by jlesagelearning from those who "claim leftover spaces in cities and live in unauthorized dwellings made of scavenged, leftover materials"; solicits contributions
23 October 2006
Video Journal :: spokesmanreview.com
by jlesageColin Mulvany makes audio/slideshows of daily life in Spokane; textured soundscapes and good interpersonal photographic style characterize his work.
21 October 2006
Knowing Knowledge - a photoset on Flickr by George Siemens
by jlesagefor 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
17 October 2006
PhD Project: Vernacular Creativity and New Media at creativity/machine
by jlesageabstract for thesis that sparks some interesting trains of thought
Papers for the 06 International Symposium on Electronic Arts
by jlesagemany full text papers available, with theoretical reflections and case studies, across media
16 October 2006
06 October 2006
Composing Cyberspace, by Rich Holeton
by jlesagewebsite for book, with sections on knowledge, community, and identity; does not have text of book but many useful questions, links, and resources
05 October 2006
Haraway_CyborgManifesto.html
by jlesage & 1 otherfull text of famous essay in feminist Internet theory
Posthegemony
by jlesageThe "about" page for a blog on posthegemony. Author also comments succinctly on books, Latin America, film and television.
b o r d e r l a n d s e-journal :: all issues
by jlesage"writings cutting across and between politics, media, literature, history, law, science, medicine, philosophy, economics, music, film and more." Attractive and informative graphic design for ejournal homepage.
Networked Public Culture
by jlesagetheses for a proposed book on this topic, to which readers are invited to contribute, with comments included in "symposia" after each chapter, first announcement. Later entries include chapter contributors, topics, comments.
03 October 2006
Collectivate.net -- Distributed Aesthetics
by jlesageexpanded discussion of a workshop on this topic. See "theses" by Munster and Lovink
"Theses on Distributed Aesthetics" by Anna Munster & Geert Lovink
by jlesageWe live inside fragmented and spatially dispersed networks, and do not just use the computer as part of a network.