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
Dr. Chris Mullen, The Visual Telling of Stories, illustration, design, film, narrative sequences, magazines, books, prints etc
by 1 othera 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
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.
EServer.org: Accessible Writing
by 3 otherslarge collection of academic essays; "such diverse topics as art, architecture, race, Internet studies, sexuality, drama, design, multimedia, and current social issues. Also hypertext and streaming audio and video recordings."
generations, translations
research and translations by a small group of people interested in developing critical approaches to philosophy and social and political thought. It involves theoretical openness as an experimental method, as an ethical principle and as a social practice
Zen Koans - AshidaKim.com
by 4 otherszen koans help writers rethink narrative in another tradition of storytelling
ArtandCulture
information on the visual arts, performing arts, design, literature, music and film; short entries on major figures
Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society
very large bibliography on Critical Whiteness Studies, broken down into various categories; not interactive and does not lead to full text essays; worth going to the library to follow up on
Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry
Course outline and reading list for fine arts course on landscape photography; excellent bibliography; will require a trip to the photography books section of a fine arts library
"Flaubert's Point of View" by Pierre Bourdieu
complete text of long essay; Flaubert was a touchstone for Bourdieu in establishing the concept of the field of cultural production
Variant
journal of arts and culture in social context; theoretical essays; international in scope
October 2006
Jahn: Homepage
major figure in narrative theory has much work available online
lecturelinks of Mary Klages
extensive lecture notes on major cultural figures and critical concepts for course Modern Critical Thought
architechtural, music, media blog
by 2 otherswell written; of use to media people, especially for mise en scene, ways of attending to space
Folktexts: A library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology, page 1
by 3 othersthe kinds of things all screenwriters can steal from, over and over
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
search for key word
July 2006
June 2006
Complete Review - books
"A selectively comprehensive, objectively opinionated survey of books old and new"
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