18 November 2006
Observations on film art and “Film Art”
blog by senior film scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson
Category D: A Film and Media Studies Blog: The Intro Textbook: A Comparison
an entry in a film blog that I like that compares and contrasts the Film 101 textbooks commonly used
16 November 2006
cinelinks
links page from Cinetext: Film and Philosophy ejournal
THE JOY OF VISUAL PERCEPTION
online book, 2006
The Eye Page
an exploration of eye structures in nature
Research on Place and Space
excellent portal by cultural studies teacher; updated
Philosophy and Contemporary Culture
by 1 otherextensive links page for cultural studies, theory, web resources, major figures by a teacher
Visual Ethnographies
links page
Seeing Is Believing?
another page of visual illusions with explanations
Visual Anthropology
major ejournal for field
Invisible Culture-An Electronic Journal for Visual Culture-University of Rochester
by 1 otherproblematizes the unquestioned alliance between culture and visibility
David Butz and Michael Ripmeester - Finding Space for Resistant Subcultures
combines concept of Third Space with that of subcultural resistance
Geoff Stahl - Still 'Winning Space?': Updating Subcultural Theory
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"
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.
15 November 2006
dichtung-digital. Hyperfiction, Netzliteratur, Hypermedia: Interfictions
here is a page listing all essays available in English; distinguished authors
generations, translations
research and translations by a small group of people interested in developing critical approaches to philosophy and social and political thought. It involves theoretical openness as an experimental method, as an ethical principle and as a social practice
13 November 2006
Center for History and New Media
by 1 otherextensive 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 2 otherslarge portal, includes cultural geography, ethnic studies, visual arts, postmodern anthropology
www.theory.org.uk -- the media theory site
large site, attractive new design as of 11/06. essays, links, delving into popular culture and playing with it, theoretical explorations and savvy; highly recommended
Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources | OEDb
by 7 othersThe invisible web, or deep web, is estimated to be 500 times bigger than the searchable web and comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines can't index.
Difference, Diversity and Nomadic Subjectivity
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
"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
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
MIT--media in transition 05: the work of stories
much of the conference is available in av form or papers or abstracts.
