01 December 2006
Orion Magazine
by jlesageideas of sustainability and its cultural contexts; many notable writers and artists here
Media Art Net | Sitemap
by jlesageEnglish site overview page of a large German site for media, art, and the Internet
Hayden White, Historiography and Historiophoty
by jlesage"Historiophoty" is Robert Rosentstone's term for our representing history visually and filmically; in contrast, according to White, is "historiography," representing history verbally, in prose.
Zoom In Online: the internet video channel providing essential info on media & entertainment
by jlesagebusiness and technology for media artists; many interesting perspectives and tech histories
artists and art...the-artists.org
by jlesage & 1 otherextended visual, biographical, and textual database of 20th Century and contemporary visual artists
30 November 2006
27 November 2006
Dr. Chris Mullen, The Visual Telling of Stories, illustration, design, film, narrative sequences, magazines, books, prints etc
by jlesage & 1 othera very large historical archive, often from advertising, "to provide for all levels of possible viewer a visually orientated taxonomy of the ways in which pictures are used to tell stories." unique collection, also useful for many other purposes
26 November 2006
media teacher's home page, lots of resouces, links pages
by jlesage"news and journalism, film, TV, media policy, media reform activism, philosophy and social theory, urban history, contemporary American politics--\perspective informed by media history, political economy and social and cultural theory."
22 November 2006
ArtLex on New Media
by jlesageentry in big art site has many links and hypertext connections to trace out; useful
DIGITALSOULS.COM - new media art | philosophy | culture
by jlesage"one of the longest continuously running online galleries and e-zines dedicated to new media art, digital culture and philosophy; contributions by international artists and writers including Brian Eno, Yoko Ono, John Berger, Sean Cubitt, Susan Sontag..."
Scenes of Provincial Life
by jlesagea vblog diary from someone who has a good eye and lives in a picturesque environment
Jo’s Toolkit for grassroots and student journalists
by jlesagetips and links for lots of aspects of the media, both print and visual
Article - At Home and Abroad: Some Views from the Avant-Garde on DVD by Daryl Chin
by jlesagesome tips on good avant garde films you can now buy on DVD
21 November 2006
Travel Photos - The Great Mirror
by jlesage"a large and sprawling collection of photographs of cultural or humanized landscapes. The images are arranged geographically and are narratively sequenced and captioned to reflect the interests of a geographer."
Geography courses with websites Valparaiso University
by jlesageGeography courses, both present and past, with exercises, links, bibliography. Also see Urban Studies and American Indian Studies. Understanding place as cultural should inform both fiction and non-fiction film.
What Can We Do With Flickr? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
by jlesagehow to create hotspots with popup notes on Flickr. Very useful for image analysis and assignment requiring students to comment on social aspects or formal aspects of image; or to formally critique them.
20 November 2006
photos you likebetter: you are what you like
by jlesagea charming game in which you pick which of two photos you like the best, supposedly revealing something about you
Fixings Shadows - Still Photography
by jlesagework of individual photographers and photographs of historical and ethnographic interest and value, including a section on found photos