public marks

PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags Activism & academic

December 2006

Black Film Research Online

good discussion of Black film in Chicago; also a large section on how to do Black film research on the Internet

November 2006

media teacher's home page, lots of resouces, links pages

"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."

howstuffismade.org

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

"Rhetorical and Political Agency in the Habitus"

essay attempting to analyze potential agency of teachers and students

October 2006

Praxis (e)Press - Contents

"critical works in theory and practice in several fields from a variety of different theoretical perspectives – including anarchist, anti-racist, environmentalist, feminist, marxist, postcolonial, poststructuralist, queer, situationist and socialist"

multilingual web journal

check out sections to left on main page, and also writings listed under "correspondence"

translations of essays on activist art

On republicart, click on the words listed to the left under Discourse to see essays on topics such as: alternative economics, public sphere, precariousness, represenations, space of empire, art sabotage.

Papers for the 06 International Symposium on Electronic Arts

many full text papers available, with theoretical reflections and case studies, across media

July 2006

Douglas Kellner site

important writer on critical theory, cultural studies

June 2006

Doug Kellner blog

major thinker about critical communication

May 2006

Lawrence Lessig

by 9 others
major legal voice around digital rights