Author Archives: Gwen Shaw
Making Archives, Archiving the Internet, and Archival Projects
To get it off my mind while I write the rest of this, I’ll start with an agitating, scholarly question: What is (still/even) left out of an archive that preserves everything on the Internet? Though a discussion of the readings
Making Archives, Archiving the Internet, and Archival Projects
To get it off my mind while I write the rest of this, I’ll start with an agitating, scholarly question: What is (still/even) left out of an archive that preserves everything on the Internet? Though a discussion of the readings
Resources for Digital Scholarly Projects
Because I wanted to share all of this in a more concrete form of show and tell, and also because I wanted to (and am supposed to/required to) contribute to the blog, I thought I would post a roundup of
Resources for Digital Scholarly Projects
Because I wanted to share all of this in a more concrete form of show and tell, and also because I wanted to (and am supposed to/required to) contribute to the blog, I thought I would post a roundup of
Resource Page: Haitian Vodou
Introduction This resource page acts as a jumping off point for interest and research into Haitian Vodou available in print and online. Although far from exhaustive, I have tried to gather reliable information that sheds light on the social and
Resource Page: Haitian Vodou
Introduction This resource page acts as a jumping off point for interest and research into Haitian Vodou available in print and online. Although far from exhaustive, I have tried to gather reliable information that sheds light on the social and
Narrative, learning, and the Internet
In Hamlet on the Holodeck, Janet Murray discusses the cognitive and material benefit of narrative within the incunabula phase of the internet (and, I imagine, many other incunabular phases of ontology and epistemology). In what may be a pragmatic
Narrative, learning, and the Internet
In Hamlet on the Holodeck, Janet Murray discusses the cognitive and material benefit of narrative within the incunabula phase of the internet (and, I imagine, many other incunabular phases of ontology and epistemology). In what may be a pragmatic
Site Review: The Public Archive
Note: My apologies for the delay in getting this up. I was extremely confused about what/when details on the assignment. That, and technical difficulties with the site and my own (slow!) computer intervened. For my site review I
Site Review: The Public Archive
Note: My apologies for the delay in getting this up. I was extremely confused about what/when details on the assignment. That, and technical difficulties with the site and my own (slow!) computer intervened. For my site review I
Representation and Cultural Identity
In his essay on Representation, WJT Mitchell describes the structure of both political and semiotic representation as a triangle: “representation is always of something or someone, by something or someone, to someone.” (12) Although this may sound straight forward, the
Representation and Cultural Identity
In his essay on Representation, WJT Mitchell describes the structure of both political and semiotic representation as a triangle: “representation is always of something or someone, by something or someone, to someone.” (12) Although this may sound straight forward, the
Shipwreck of Fragments: Reading roundup
In his essay “The Post-Information Age,” Negrponte suggests that traditional (and historical) modes of capitalist production and consumption are no longer feasible (or profitable) in the digital age. Breaking what he calls “space and time,” the post-information age is indicated
Shipwreck of Fragments: Reading roundup
In his essay “The Post-Information Age,” Negrponte suggests that traditional (and historical) modes of capitalist production and consumption are no longer feasible (or profitable) in the digital age. Breaking what he calls “space and time,” the post-information age is indicated
