PUBLIC MARKS with tag theory

a concept of walking = knowledge building sensorially; bibliography of readings linked to here

a collection of ideas from Agamben that summarizes some of his key ideas; blog from "a dialogic provocateur searching for viable alternative/oppositional cultures." Much on film; many links.

"a widespread belief that there is something special about certain cultural products and events (be they in the arts, theatre, music, cinema, architecture or more broadly in localized ways of life, heritage, collective memories and affective communities).

The simple question “what’s wrong with software patents?” stirs up controversy and divides the IT industry into two camps like no other. Every group has their own ideology about software patents. Those who don’t like them claim that they are anti-competitive, that they are tools used by industry giants to crush free and open software, that they are bad for innovation, that they are monopolies, etc. Those who like them claim that they are simply units of intellectual property, to be traded like any other commodity.

major writer on visual ethnography has many of his essays online

the techniques and aesthetics of media making, including animation; wonderfully designed site

from Australia, looking at media internationally and politically

"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."

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

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

compiled by Michele White

The purpose of Michael Harrington’s essay is to document and interpret the democratic foundations of Marxism through three different ways: first, reviewing Marx’s analyses of democracy and his political conclusions; second, dealing with Marx’s theory of democracy and capitalism; and finally, discussing bureaucratic collectivism in the [former] Soviet Union and the role of democracy in collectivized societies.

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

long review by Moishe Postone; in-depth analysis of contemporary theories of non-material labor in information field

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

archived content from listservs dealing with theory and theorists

reviews in cultural studies, film, and television; from NYU

current issue has free articles, progressive social geography

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

charter of the new urbanism

website and organization promoting good urbanism, sustainable development, smart transportation, and transit oriented development.

strategies for analyzing online primary materials, with interactive exercises and a guide to traditional and online sources--many kinds of historical materials discussed; useful in most teaching areas

most of these works are in English and have full text version online

author traces concept of movement from Aristotle and asks us to "rethink the concept of movement and its relation to biopolitics."

left urban geographer, with many online writings, often with an international focus