It's probably too late for the John Adams class, but Salman Rushdie had a really interesting article on novel to film adaptation in The Guardian this morning.
It seems he was teaching a similar course to Adams at the same time! He mentions The Age of Innocence, No Country for Old Men amongst others, and he takes apart Danny Boyle's capitalist, colonialist, chauvanist, crowd-pleasing Slumdog Millionare.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Ideas for a Masterseminar?
Mr H said we should approach the dept with our suggestions for a seminar aimed at Master students. I think this is a good idea as it does present us with a possibility to have another class together next summer and I think we should do it. What are the ideas for topics? Someone mentioned conspiracy theories and I know a lot of us want to do media and popular culture. I wouldn't mind something on news dissemination (modern journalism and news programs) or the use of imagery in today's world.
Is Race 'Real'?
Hi everyone!
On my research for a term paper on the post-racial space, I came across a great site with high quality information, essays, etc., on race in relation to biology, genetics, and cultural construction. Maybe someone of you is interested in this topic as well. Enjoy!
http://raceandgenomics.ssrc.org/
On my research for a term paper on the post-racial space, I came across a great site with high quality information, essays, etc., on race in relation to biology, genetics, and cultural construction. Maybe someone of you is interested in this topic as well. Enjoy!
http://raceandgenomics.ssrc.org/
Links and Blogs
Hi Guys!
I've been busy as you see with the links and blogs, check it out, the Semiotics one is actually a book by Chandler made available online, media theory has great really funny stuff and kiss is a kind of quick ref. for cultural theory.book list to follow!!:-))))vlg vicki
I've been busy as you see with the links and blogs, check it out, the Semiotics one is actually a book by Chandler made available online, media theory has great really funny stuff and kiss is a kind of quick ref. for cultural theory.book list to follow!!:-))))vlg vicki
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Here the ad for sony as a link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bb8P7dfjVw
and here how they made it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1bEOtpqYpA
awesome, and load of ye olde americana with the postboxes, chevrolets and ford pickups oh my!lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bb8P7dfjVw
and here how they made it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1bEOtpqYpA
awesome, and load of ye olde americana with the postboxes, chevrolets and ford pickups oh my!lol
Technology and humanity
http://www.martinarnaldo.com/extropian/extropian.htm
A short website about advertising technology and how they try to make technology appeal to us not on a practical but on an emotional level.
I like the ad with all the coloured balls...apparently it's real (won some awards at Cannes and is not all computer generated). I like how he says "I kept thinking that the more a product is cold and technological (in this instance it’s a computer chip), the more its representation needed to be humane."
Like the T-mobile ad with the rose petals in the street...that ad kind of contradicts itself.
A short website about advertising technology and how they try to make technology appeal to us not on a practical but on an emotional level.
I like the ad with all the coloured balls...apparently it's real (won some awards at Cannes and is not all computer generated). I like how he says "I kept thinking that the more a product is cold and technological (in this instance it’s a computer chip), the more its representation needed to be humane."
Like the T-mobile ad with the rose petals in the street...that ad kind of contradicts itself.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Fan Culture Stuff
Henry Jenkins' homepage for everyone interested in Fan Culture (or maybe for future Hausarbeit-purposes;)
http://henryjenkins.org/
http://henryjenkins.org/
Friday, February 20, 2009
1968 issues
Jesus Camp: a brilliant documentary on current Evangelist indoctrination of children in America. Available to watch online.
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