01 December 2006
Media Art Net | Sitemap
by jlesage
English 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.
30 November 2006
Miradas--in Spanish
by jlesage
extensive critical discussion of Latin American film and TV; Cuban site
27 November 2006
Dr. Chris Mullen, The Visual Telling of Stories, illustration, design, film, narrative sequences, magazines, books, prints etc
by jlesage & 1 other
a 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
Reconstruction
by jlesage
a cultural studies ejournal, with essays on literature and film; fall 06 issue is on blogging theories and practices.
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."
MIT communications forum archive
by jlesage
the various programs are on many topics of media and mass communications; available in audio, video, or print format; good overview of contemporary media issues by academics and practitioners
22 November 2006
Please help me find movies that end with the main character dying. | Ask MetaFilter
by jlesage
It's a query that garnered 135 comments and added film titles within ten days. It lets me think MetaFilter might be fun for students, to craft media-related questions that would get lots of responses, simple queries like this one.
20 November 2006
Design Observer: writings about design & culture
by jlesage & 1 other
very well written blog; as I have commented before, knowing about space and place is crucial for thoughtful mediamakers
Aesthetics and Visual Culture
by jlesage
extensive links page, from a philosophy disciplinary perspective; updated Aug. 06
18 November 2006
Early Visual Media
by jlesage & 1 other
pre-cinema, early photography, early film, early television; lots of visual examples and explanations
16 November 2006
15 November 2006
Film Experience Blog: The Vampire Blog-a-Thon
by jlesage
Oct. 31, 06; over fifty film bloggers contributed to the Vampire blogathon
Video History Project: Resources - Collections & Distribution Links
by jlesage
documents video art and community television, as it evolved in rural and urban New York State, and across the US
13 November 2006
Digital Archive of American Architecture: Contents
by jlesage
invaluable for mise-en-scene; suggestive for writers
MIT--media in transition 05: the work of stories
by jlesage
much of the conference is available in av form or papers or abstracts.
12 November 2006
'The Science Of Ghosts' - Derrida In 'Ghost Dance' (1983)
by jlesage
Derrida plays himself in 1983 film about concepts of memory; he says he is here a ghost in the art of ghosts, cinema. Many clips from this film found here
11 November 2006
Literary Theory. Literary Criticism
by jlesage
very large site, also contains links for art and film, among other things, lots of branching possiblities
06 November 2006
Teaching Art in the Context of Everyday Life
by jlesage
a useful essay for all production teachers who want students to see the world around them anew
03 November 2006
02 November 2006
Dialogic: Giorgio Agamben: Means Without Ends
by jlesage
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.
31 October 2006
Story Myth Dream Drama by Helena Sheehan
by jlesage
chapter one of "Irish Television Drama: A Society and Its Stories" offered by author online
M/C Journal - Latest Issue
by jlesage
from Australia, looking at media internationally and politically
