December 2006
Cyberculture Links
prepared by noted scholar, Sean Cubitt, extensive links in various categories, good links to theory
Trinh T. Minh-ha essay
Not You/Like You: Post-Colonial Women and the Interlocking Questions of Identity and Difference, by Trinh T. Minh-ha
November 2006
eipcp.net
transversal is a multilingual web journal; interesting web design
Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature: An Overview
longstanding and well maintained site by Internet humanities pioneer, George P. Landow. Organized by country and by conceptual approaches. Courses linked to. Useful internal search engine.
Geography courses with websites Valparaiso University
Geography 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.
Code Z: Black Visual Culture Now
many categories, including fine art, design, fashion, film, architecture, publishing, digital media, public policy; attractively designed site, starting Aug. 06
Journal E: Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America
one of the most important exhibitions of our time, also raising questions about the ethics of exhibiting violence in our media culture today
Visual Ethnographies
links page
Third Coast International Audio Festival // Chicago Public Radio
one of the best sources for audio documentaries; here also are many how-to sessions
www.theory.org.uk -- the media theory site
large site, attractive new design as of 11/06. essays, links, delving into popular culture and playing with it, theoretical explorations and savvy; highly recommended
MIT--media in transition 05: the work of stories
much of the conference is available in av form or papers or abstracts.
Women's Studies Resources
various areas, see "art" and "feminist theory"
Homi Bhabha - Excerpts
excerpts from postcolonial scholar's major works, also bibliography, links, other material
"Cyberfeminism with a difference" by Rosi Braidotti
an important essay building on the work of Donna Haraway, emphasizing the kinds of empoverishment that come with globalization, and the possibilities for new forms of collective identity in cyberspace, while eschewing utopianism.
Radical Graphics
large collection organized by thematic and political categories; useful for office door poster, flyer, or demonstration
Place: Cultural, Disability, Ethnic, Media, Postcolonial, Race Studies
huge multi-page database of links on space and place in cultural geography as applicable to interdisciplinary studies
Project Premises : Sed : A Trail of Thirst
hypertext and visual arts project on southwest US and politics of the border; extensive essay with incorporated artistic material; new vision of documentary media, visual ethnography
October 2006
one small project
learning from those who "claim leftover spaces in cities and live in unauthorized dwellings made of scavenged, leftover materials"; solicits contributions
TRANSFORMATIONS
"different modes of life embodied within local domains, yet globally interconnected at the same time"
Brenda Ann Keneally: Pictures of my Neighborhood
powerful documentary photographs with audio documentary portraits; life in a poor urban neighborhood
African-American Material, Visual, and Literary Culture on the World Wide Web
innovative approach to exploring cultural expression over many forms
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