01 December 2006
Orion Magazine
by jlesage
ideas of sustainability and its cultural contexts; many notable writers and artists here
Hayden White, Historiography and Historiophoty
by jlesage
"Historiophoty" is Robert Rosentstone's term for our representing history visually and filmically; in contrast, according to White, is "historiography," representing history verbally, in prose.
Plants In Motion
by jlesage
"Time-lapse photography allows us to easily see the movements of plants and clearly demonstrates that plants are living organisms capable of some extraordinary things." various phases of plant life, both on cellular and external level
28 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
Naturesongs Digital Recordings and Photos from Nature!
by jlesage
insects, animals, weather, water, birds, etc. and their sounds
27 November 2006
Dr. Chris Mullen, The Visual Telling of Stories, illustration, design, film, narrative sequences, magazines, books, prints etc
by jlesage & 1 other
a 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
26 November 2006
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."
22 November 2006
www.somedancersandmusicians.com
by jlesage
includes net pieces, short essays on art, quicktime movies
Scenes of Provincial Life
by jlesage
a vblog diary from someone who has a good eye and lives in a picturesque environment
21 November 2006
Travel Photos - The Great Mirror
by jlesage
"a large and sprawling collection of photographs of cultural or humanized landscapes. The images are arranged geographically and are narratively sequenced and captioned to reflect the interests of a geographer."
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.
What Can We Do With Flickr? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
by jlesage
how to create hotspots with popup notes on Flickr. Very useful for image analysis and assignment requiring students to comment on social aspects or formal aspects of image; or to formally critique them.
20 November 2006
Fixings Shadows - Still Photography
by jlesage
work of individual photographers and photographs of historical and ethnographic interest and value, including a section on found photos
Modern Ruins, Photographic Essays - Shaun and Wendy O'Boyle
by jlesage
Traces, in the sense of Walter Benjamin's Arcades project, mark visual culture and always tell a story, if we take the time to notice
Photo Essays in Black and White by Herman Krieger
by jlesage
views of vernacular architecture and everyday use in small towns; from Eugene Oregon
Enculturation: Barry Mauer on Found Photographs
by jlesage
"The Found Photograph and the Limits of Meaning"
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
by jlesage
large American Studies web portal, organized into Communities | Curriculum | Technology & Learning | Reference & Research
culture.info - sharing knowledge for culture - visual
by jlesage
the visual page from a large European web portal for arts professionals; another page is for media
American Lesbian Photography - Home
by jlesage
"aim is to provide an overview over those lesbian photographers that took pictures of lesbians, and .. to discuss their photography in relation to the time in which they worked"
