December 2006
Cyberculture Links
prepared by noted scholar, Sean Cubitt, extensive links in various categories, good links to theory
November 2006
Miradas--in Spanish
extensive critical discussion of Latin American film and TV; Cuban site
Joel Kovel
many of this important writer's essays online, a psychoanalyst who has long been a political commentator
(Notes on) Politics, Theory & Photography
blog that reviews and critiques aspects of art and visual culture and photojournalism, often from an ethical standpoint
ZoneZero: from analog to digital photography
a large socially committed ejournal, edited by Pedro Meyer, one of the pioneers in digital photographic art; galleries, essays, investigations into image circulation and production within digital communication, especially the Internet
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
"We"--with the words of Arundhati Roy
a 64-minute Internet documentary made anonymously in New Zealand, using Roy's speech and a montage of politically inflected imagery; new style of essayistic documentary; DVD at hi-res available
Howie's Home Page
homepage and access to many of Howard Becker's essays online; major figure in sociology of art
Invincible Cities
photographic exploration of two poor cities, a combination of Walter Benjamin's interest in traces and overlays with systematic, extensive visual ethnography
Sal Randolph
attractive web site with art and essays by artist who lives in New York and produces independent art projects involving gift economies and social architectures
"Contributions to a Resistant Visual Culture Glossary"
essay introducing concepts that can help critic look at visual culture more politically
essays by Grant Kester
links to Kester's full text essays on art and culture
Dialogic: Giorgio Agamben: Means Without Ends
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.
October 2006
M/C Journal - Latest Issue
from Australia, looking at media internationally and politically
multilingual web journal
check out sections to left on main page, and also writings listed under "correspondence"
July 2006
June 2006
EServer: Cultural Studies and Critical Theory
large bibliography with links to many full text essays--american studies, critical legal studies, literature, marxism, media, popular culture, postcolonialism, queer, race, women's studies
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