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War Blogs
give individual writers unmediated access a worldwide audience. See the
article
on war blogs from Time, which includes links to some of these
blogs .
Rob Wittig,
e-lit author and researcher, will speak at the Tweed Museum's Lecture
Gallery on Tuesday, April 15 at 10 a.m. Visit Wittig's
site to see examples of his work. His talk is entitled, "Creation
at the Crossroads of Literature, Design and New Media."
Bring on the meetings! Here's my
typical Spring 2003 week for scheduling purposes.
In Spring 2003, I'll be teaching
- "Web Design and Digital Culture"
(COMP 5230, formerly titled"Web Pages, Application and Presentation,"
Wednesday evenings from 6-8:30)
- "Visual Rhetoric and Culture"
(COMP 3220, formerly titled "Practical Graphics," Tuesday
and Thursday afternoon from 2-3:15
- "New Media Writing"
(COMP 5250, Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8-9:15)
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Beyond
Usability: Web Design,
Digital Theory and the Humanities.
For this book collection, I am calling for essays that describe or
theorize ways that the humanities disciplines might enlarge, enrich or
provide an alternative to the scientistic standard of "usability,"
which has achieved a critical hegemony in current discussions of Web-site
creation. More...
The
Oxford Internet Insitute "has been established by the
University of Oxford as an independent and multidisciplinary Internet
research centre which will focus on the social, economic, legal and ethical
impact of the Internet." More...
In Fall 2002, I'll be teaching
> New Titles and Classes.
To better reflect their content and focus, several of the classes I teach
will have new titles.
> Visual Culture and Globalization. "The
globalization of the media was supposed to knit the world together"
writes George Packer in the New York Times. "...But this technological
togetherness has not created the human bonds that were promised. In some
ways, global satellite TV and Internet access have actually made the world
a less understanding, less tolerant place." More...
(5/02)
> New Resources. My Resources
page now include new sections on Visual Culture, Academic Programs in
Digital Communication and Culture, and People. Contact me if you can suggest
additional links to add to these sections. (4/02)
> Introducing the Ideas Site. The Ideas
Site will eventually compose a searchable database of critical ideas
from English studies, composition, cultural studies, and information design
to support my classes at the University of Minnesota Duluth. (4/02) More...
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