18 October 2006
12 Principles of Web Writing and Design
from teacher Craig Stroupe, who has online many useful teaching tools across tech and cultural fields
Jahn: Homepage
major figure in narrative theory has much work available online
Martin Ryder
extensive links in and coverage of topics around the sociology of knowledge
lecturelinks of Mary Klages
extensive lecture notes on major cultural figures and critical concepts for course Modern Critical Thought
Cultural Studies Central
large omnibus site with many resources
Theory and Method in American/Cultural Studies: A Bibliographic Essay
2006, long bibliographic essay covering many approaches, including Marxism/s
17 October 2006
PhD Project: Vernacular Creativity and New Media at creativity/machine
abstract for thesis that sparks some interesting trains of thought
RUT } Radical Urban Theory: writings on the modern urban condition
includes many essays by Mike Davis
TRANSFORMATIONS
"different modes of life embodied within local domains, yet globally interconnected at the same time"
Vectors
Journal of Cultural and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular
multilingual web journal
check out sections to left on main page, and also writings listed under "correspondence"
influence of Henri Lefevre
Stuart Elden traces influence of Lefevre's concept of space on contemporary theorists like Castells
Papers for the 06 International Symposium on Electronic Arts
many full text papers available, with theoretical reflections and case studies, across media
Rosa Braidotti and Judith Butler on ethics of relation
a vivid debate between two feminist theorists described in detail
16 October 2006
Reconstruction 6.3 (Summer 2006)
studies in contemporary culture, upcoming issues include Blogging; Threatening Bodies: Nationalism, Sexuality, and Race; Eco-Cultures: Culture Studies and the Environment; Frontier and Film: Cultural Icons of American Cinema; Class, Culture and Public Int
15 October 2006
CiteULike: A free online service to organise your academic papers
by 46 othersCiteULike is a free service to help academics to share, store, and organise the academic papers they are reading. When you see a paper on the web that interests you, you can click one button and have it added to your personal library.
CiteULike: AdrianMiles's hypertext
hypertext links
Welcome to the Information Processing Content Web Site
very useful lesson plans for Internet theory and use, digital photograph, desktop publishing
The mathematics of Web 2.0: Why don’t ALL social networking sites experience phenomenal growth?
growth of site use seen from a math theory perspective, as well as a social one
Martin Ryder, tech teacher website
Scroll down to bottom of page to links to his useful bibliographies/links on topics like postmodernism, semiotics, etc.
09 October 2006
Semiotics for Beginners by Daniel Chandler
semiotics, like connotation, and metaphor and metonymy are terms that convey how images bear meaning; valuable for anyone interested in film and photography
Hugh McCarney
list of his courses, each of which has many film and communications studies essays available in full text form
06 October 2006
Jahn: PPP/Narratology
Manfred Jahn Narratology: A Guide to the Theory of Narrative
Narratology links on the web
from site NarraNet
