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PUBLIC MARKS with tag digitalculture

06 November 2006

The Mirror Project: Adventures in Reflective Surfaces

by jlesage & 4 others
collection of images from people who photographed themselves in reflective surfaces; since this is a favorite tactics of lovers of light, many images are well composed and intriguing

heyjude

by jlesage & 1 other
Judy O'Connell, heyjude, also has a wonderful del.icio.us site; this is her blog. All things Web 2.0, especially as related to education.

03 November 2006

NMEDIAC : THE JOURNAL OF NEW MEDIA AND CULTURE : nmediac.net

by jlesage
papers and audiovisual texts on "the discourses, ideologies, and human experiences/uses of new media apparatuses"

Electronic Literature Organization

by jlesage & 1 other
some links to contemporary hypertext literature; information about and reviews of artists' DVDs

02 November 2006

"Cyberfeminism with a difference" by Rosi Braidotti

by jlesage
an important essay building on the work of Donna Haraway, emphasizing the kinds of empoverishment that come with globalization, and the possibilities for new forms of collective identity in cyberspace, while eschewing utopianism.

Welcome to House of Lime

by jlesage & 2 others
check out category "dings" to see a huge collection of innovative dingbats

01 November 2006

Gender Identity Panel - Resources

by jlesage
links to many interesting online hypertext, visually innovative works; some links no longer functional

31 October 2006

Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular

by jlesage
"Vectors maps the multiple contours of daily life in an unevenly digital era, crystallizing around themes that highlight the social, political, and cultural stakes of our increasingly technologically-mediated existence."

Transliteracies » Blog Archive » Lisa Parks

by jlesage
Research in the Technological, Social, and Cultural Practices of Online Reading

30 October 2006

ZoneZero from analog to digital photography

by jlesage & 2 others
a 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 jlesage
Pedro Meyer's photoessay about his father's last days; a classic

Planned Obsolescence

by jlesage
Kathleen Fitzpatrick is a media teacher and is spearheading an important online project for media scholars, Media Commons. Her blog has many teaching resources and summaries of sessions at the recent Flow TV Conference.

24 October 2006

Fast Capitalism ejournal

by jlesage
interdisciplinary journal on information and communication in 21st cent. economy and culture; good authors; focus on new media

23 October 2006

Video Journal :: spokesmanreview.com

by jlesage
Colin Mulvany makes audio/slideshows of daily life in Spokane; textured soundscapes and good interpersonal photographic style characterize his work.

22 October 2006

21 October 2006

STORYTRON - Interactive Storytelling

by jlesage
Software for something between a game and literary hypertext. "Storytronics uses Verbs to define what may happen in interactive storytelling. Each Verb represents one possible dramatic action, like a kiss, a demand, or an advice." Looks like fun.

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

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by jlesage
artist and teacher's web site; under "digital storytelling" are wonderful quicktime movies, often from South America or in Latino USA, with subtitles; an exemplar of documentaries on the Internet

18 October 2006

Imaginary Museum Projects - Tjebbe van Tijen

by jlesage & 1 other
innovative uses of image and text in a wide range of projects, many cultural and historical, to create an uniquely online museum-like experience

17 October 2006

BBC - Wales - Digital Storytelling

by jlesage
BBC site has good examples, especially children's "Shoebox Stories"