December 2006
Media Art Net | Sitemap
by jlesage
English site overview page of a large German site for media, art, and the Internet
November 2006
Pew Internet: Riding the Waves of "Web 2.0"
by jlesage
10/06 report from one of the major sources of information on Internet use in the United States
ArtLex on New Media
by jlesage
entry in big art site has many links and hypertext connections to trace out; useful
Theories of Internet Culture and Internet Textuality by Janez Strehovec, Ph.D.
by jlesage
useful and intriguingly designed website, with resources such as essays, links, keywords and definitions pages
Geoff Stahl - Still 'Winning Space?': Updating Subcultural Theory
by jlesage
deals with the impact of computer mediated communication on subcultural theory; refutes role of "authenticity"; good overview of shifts in field
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
Center for History and New Media
by jlesage & 1 other
extensive site, with resources about historical moments and syllabi, tools for Internet research, and projects undertaken by the Center
Internet history
by jlesage & 1 other
on other pages, find history of other important Internet developments, such as Google and PayPal
MIT--media in transition 05: the work of stories
by jlesage
much of the conference is available in av form or papers or abstracts.
Telegraph | Digital Life | A gallery of galleries
by jlesage
websites for art, visual browsing for your inspiration and pleasure
howstuffismade.org
by jlesage
visual encyclopedia that documents manufacturing processes, labor conditions and environmental impacts involved in the production of contemporary products.--summative photo essays produced by students guided by faculty
October 2006
I Photograph to Remember
by jlesage
Pedro Meyer's photoessay about his father's last days; a classic
Anxious Libraries
by jlesage
wonderfully designed hypertext project on what libraries might mean today, with all those books few people read; a model of a hypertext exploration of an important intellectual topic
Welcome to convergence culture Henry Jenkins
by jlesage
opening chapter of Jenkins' new book, "Convergence Culture"
net critique ยป Interview with Alan Liu
by jlesage
Liu is author of "The Laws of Cool: Knowledge Work and the Culture of Information"
September 2006
Lev Manovich - Avant-garde as Software
by jlesage
The 1920s avant garde "revolution" in film, arts, typography, and architecture has become part of computer hard- and software design; new media does not now provide new ways of seeing but radically new ways of using already accumulated media.
July 2006
Terry Mockler's Journey Through Cyberspace
by jlesage
newmedia maker and writer has several interesting blog sites; goal is to develop "readership by utilizing writing to probe cyberspace for post-literate identities."
May 2006
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