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.
Cinemarati Blog
by jlesage"brings together online film critics for serious, and seriously fun, discussion about film"; links to blogs by selected critics
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
Offscreen.com :: Volume 10, Issue 10
by jlesage & 2 othersCanadian film journal online since 1997, wide coverage of independent and international film; many resources
Trinh T. Minh-ha essay
by jlesageNot You/Like You: Post-Colonial Women and the Interlocking Questions of Identity and Difference, by Trinh T. Minh-ha
30 November 2006
Miradas--in Spanish
by jlesageextensive critical discussion of Latin American film and TV; Cuban site
27 November 2006
Pew Internet: Riding the Waves of "Web 2.0"
by jlesage10/06 report from one of the major sources of information on Internet use in the United States
26 November 2006
22 November 2006
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..."
20 November 2006
Theories of Internet Culture and Internet Textuality by Janez Strehovec, Ph.D.
by jlesageuseful and intriguingly designed website, with resources such as essays, links, keywords and definitions pages
Notes on The Gaze
by jlesageDaniel Chandler's overview of the use of an important concept in media theory
Welcome to Transparency
by jlesage & 1 other"interprets and critiques movies and television, news and political rhetoric, theme parks and advertising, computer games and the Internet, and other creations of contemporary culture"
Picture This: Literary Theory and the Study of Visual Culture
by jlesageby Paul Jay, Univ. of Chicago
Nicholas Mirzoeff : An Introduction to Visual Culture (Routledge, 1999)
by jlesageIntroduction to book, tells basic concepts, history
Changing Approaches to Cultural Landscapes
by jlesagegood overview of shifts in theory and focus of studies
Design Observer: writings about design & culture
by jlesage & 1 othervery well written blog; as I have commented before, knowing about space and place is crucial for thoughtful mediamakers
Aesthetics and Visual Culture
by jlesageextensive links page, from a philosophy disciplinary perspective; updated Aug. 06