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R.I.P: Iain Banks Dies at 59.. A literati roundup…
Scottish author Iain Banks Dies at 59 Scottish author Iain Banks has died at the age of 59. Banks found out earlier this year that he had gall bladder that... Read more
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A roundup academicus: “Game-based learning: latest evidence and future directions, Elite Journals, SOPA’s daddy…
Game-based learning: latest evidence and future directions Source: National Foundation for Educational Research (UK) From Press Release: The role of video games in teaching and learning is a source of... Read more
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Top Ten Most Challenged Books for 2012 according to ALA…a Literati roundup…
ALA Announces Top Ten Most Challenged Books for 2012 from Writerswrite.com’s Writer’s Blog The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom has released a list of the most banned books... Read more
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Eco and Pamuk discuss being a novelist in Istanbul… a Literati roundup…
Eco and Pamuk discuss being a novelist from Hurriyet Daily News Two eminent novelists, Umberto Eco and Orhan Pamuk, met in Istanbul on April 9. The authors told their stories... Read more
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Yeni T24 yazım: Kitap pazarlamasında Yeni Medya kullanımı…
via Geçen hafta bir Bilgi Eğitim programında (1) yaptığım konuşmanın notlarını paylaşayım. Bu sefer konu ekitap (2) değildi, geleneksel kitap formatının yeni medya üzerinden pazarlanmasıydı. Burada öncelikle İnternet’in şu anki... Read more
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Erkan Saka: Transmedya’yı eğitime uyarlama denemesi
Bu yazı T24 için yazılmıştı ama orada hala yayınlanmadığı için buradan yayına sokuyorum;) Transmedya’yı eğitime uyarlama denemesi Transmedya kavramını ilk olarak Henry Jenkins’in artık başucu kitabı olmak üzere olan “Convergence... Read more
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20,000 Artistic Images Available for Free Download… and more from academia…
LA County Museum Makes 20,000 Artistic Images Available for Free Download from Open Culture by Kate Rix Here is the link: http://collections.lacma.org/ Harvard Secretly Searched Campus Emails in Internal Investigation... Read more
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Anthro roundup: RIP for Manfred Kremser… Chagnon vs. Asch debate continues…
You find information about Manfred and his work in English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Kremser And German: http://www.univie.ac.at/voelkerkunde/html/inh/pers/wiss/krem.htm Among his publications related to cyber / digital anthropology are: 2004 [with Philipp Budka] “CyberAnthropology –... Read more
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Literati roundup: Significant push for Open Access with the White House promise… Orhan Pamuk interview… Seven Tips From Ernest Hemingway…
White House promises open access to all federally funded research from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Jim Dezazzo sez, John Holdren, Obama’s science advisor, issued a directive on Friday to... Read more
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Homo academicus: Cypherpunks… Walter Kaufman lectures on Nietzsche…Top US Universities…The solitary academic…”Guy Kawasaki’s 10 Social Media Tips for Authors
Cypherpunks: a conversation that both articulates and challenges the case for Internet freedom by Cory Doctorow Download Walter Kaufmann’s Lectures on Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre & Modern Thought (1960) from Open... Read more
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Ten Finalists for 2013 Man Booker International Prize…Jack Kerouac’s 30 Revelations for Writing Modern Prose
Ten Finalists for 2013 Man Booker International Prize Announced from Writerswrite.com’s Writer’s Blog The ten finalists for the fifth Man Booker International Prize have been announced. The prize is awarded... Read more
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An academicus/literati roundup: Citizenship after orientalism at Open Democracy, Good practices for university open-access policies, Open Courses and more…
Citizenship after orientalism – an introduction from open Democracy News Analysis – by Engin Isin Introducing this week’s guest theme. Engin Isin holds a Chair in Citizenship and is Professor... Read more
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Dr. Özgür Uçkan’la Sanat Felsefesi Konuşmaları devam ediyor: The Empire Project
Vol. 1 Sokrates, Platon, Aristoteles: Sanat bugün nerede duruyor? – 6 Ekim 2012 Cumartesi 14:30 – 17:30 Vol. 2. Kant ve Schiller: Yargı Yetisi, Oyun, Terapi, Politika ve... Read more
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An academicus roundup. A Brief Survey of Victorian Science Fiction, William Gibson on Internet Bohemias, Orhan Pamuk on fiction..
A Brief Survey of Victorian Science Fiction from Wondermark by David Malki ! At Chicon the other week, I moderated a panel on Victorian and Edwardian science fiction. I’ve read... Read more
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A few sources on the idea of “Public Sphere”
I have collected these references in a Media Anthropology Network discussion:) The Idea of Public Sphere: A Reader, published by Lexington Books, 2010 *Publics and Counterpublics* – Michael Warner Radical... Read more
