December 2006
Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
by jlesage & 3 others
a basic design text for art students, complete text and exercises onlin
November 2006
James Elkins - Syllabi
by jlesage
many of this teacher's lectures on art, visual culture, and social issues are here, along with his syllabi
media teacher's home page, lots of resouces, links pages
by jlesage
"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."
Geography courses with websites Valparaiso University
by jlesage
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.
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
by jlesage
large American Studies web portal, organized into Communities | Curriculum | Technology & Learning | Reference & Research
Incredible Art Lessons
by jlesage & 1 other
many art lessons from preschool through college; lots of stimuli for the imagination, lots of detail if you are a parent or teacher
Sequence Analysis
by jlesage & 1 other
by a teacher, great handout for students on how to analyze a film sequence
Free, Comprehensive Audio and Video Course
by jlesage
Television Production--A Free, Interactive Course in Studio and Field Production by Ron Whittaker, from cybercollege
Photoethnography.com
by jlesage
links to courses compiled by Karen Nakamura, who notes that most courses in Visual Anthropology teach visual analysis and not visual production
Teaching Art in the Context of Everyday Life
by jlesage
a useful essay for all production teachers who want students to see the world around them anew
Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry
by jlesage
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
October 2006
course outline on photography and place
by jlesage
using photography as disciplined mode of exploration, expressing ideas
syllabus05: Visual Studies and Visual Culture
by jlesage
follow up on the links to his slide shows, with images from history of art; also links to online materials of interest
rutgers english: cyberlit
by jlesage
attractive website for course, including online versions of student projects
course outline on space, place, and landscape in contemporary art
by jlesage
You will need to cut and paste URLs into your browser, but there is much here to followup on in terms of bibliography and links.
course outline on social construction of space
by jlesage
understanding this topic is crucial for folks in the visual arts, especially documentarians
July 2006
Film Analysis
by jlesage
an extensive and well illustrated--with stills and clips--analysis of film aesthetics and terminology; a good basic resource for any media teacher or film lover to spend time working through
Mark Tribe: The Internet as a Space for Art Making
by jlesage
course at Columbia University, spring 2004. many good Internet resources and links.
June 2006
H2O Playlist: Digital Video and Independent Movies
by jlesage
links site in a academic vein, oriented here toward lowbudget producers
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