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
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.
Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
by 4 othersportal to essays, museums, art work web reproductions
Design Observer: writings about design & culture
by 1 othervery well written blog; as I have commented before, knowing about space and place is crucial for thoughtful mediamakers
Bruce B. Janz Home Page
very large academic resources collection for arts, humanities, social theory, philosophy
Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular
"multiple contours of daily life in an unevenly digital era... how technology shapes, transforms, reconfigures, and/or impedes social relations...including issues of globalization, mobility, power, and access"
subsol index
links to many full text essays on art and activism
"Contributions to a Resistant Visual Culture Glossary"
essay introducing concepts that can help critic look at visual culture more politically
October 2006
graphic illustration of data about US
by 2 othersI learned new search terms for visualization: infosthetics or infoviz.
About radical reference | Radical Reference
a service provided by volunteer library workers from all over the United States to assist demonstrators and activists
b o r d e r l a n d s e-journal :: all issues
"writings cutting across and between politics, media, literature, history, law, science, medicine, philosophy, economics, music, film and more." Attractive and informative graphic design for ejournal homepage.
Pew Internet: Future of the Internet
well worth downloading and printing the 104 pp PDF document; the list of contributors alone is worth following up on; especially interesting on the inequalities and possibilities for repression
September 2006
Think Progress
by 6 othersleft news and reports, well written, has newsletter to send via email daily
August 2006
www.theory.org.uk -- the media theory site
by 1 otherattractively designed and easy to understand hyperlinks
July 2006
Queer Theory
online, visual, and textual resources
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