Read these excerpts from 'Bolo' 'Bolo' - a critical commentary on the state of our planet. Examining the oppression of human nature by the exigencies of "civilization", this text details the anthropological origins of oppression and points to the necessity of constructing a new social reality based on "how we really want to live". Makes for interesting, if unconventional thinking.
The Media and Communication Studies Site
From semiotics to soap operas, if it has to do with communications scholarship, its here!!
"Media Freedom: From Gutenberg to Cyberspace"
The contradictions of the media - an online book by Richard Barbrook
Cyber Democracy, Internet and the Public Sphere
An essay on the political and cultural impact of the Internet on society
Propaganda Analysis
The study of Propaganda and its relevance to contemporary politics is the theme on this web site
Harold Innis
A scholar of amazing depth and insight. Modern day Critical theorists are only now recognizing the genius of Harold Innis. The man preceeded other thinkers by 30 years on such modern concerns as media bias, political economy and post-modern thought.
Dudgeon's EcoLinks
A site inhabited by an "eco-holist" who is committed to the dissemination of information which encourages the radical re-organization of society along ecological lines, these pages take a "critical" approach to the "shallow environmentalism" practiced by the mainstream. Webmaster Roy Dudgeon (a close friend) is striving to present the best the "green" community can offer on the web.
An overview of Literary and Critical theory - links to Critical (primarily French) thinkers
From the University of Colorado - Resources, readings and links to leading thinkers. Very comprehensive
The Critical Theory Institute
From the University of California at Irvine - special collections, Libraries and links regarding the richness and diversity of Critical theory
Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Thought and Postmodern thought
Postmodernism and Social theory: A Critical Perspective
A bibliography of materials from a Critical perspective on the subject of Post-modernism - from the Alternative Press Centre
Mavericks of the Mind - Internet Edition
A site with the complete texts of "Mavericks of the Mind" and "Voices from the Edge". These on-line texts contain interviews with thirty contemporary thinkers on the subject of consciousness. This site also contains other interviews, psychedelic art and various audio-visual materials. Very extensive.
Sarah Zupka's Cultural Studies Centre
This site has amazing depth. It is the ideal resource for the serious scholar interested in critical theories of culture. Subject areas include Mass Media/Communications; Cyberspace/Sci-Fi; Television and Film etc. This site also has links to various journals and archives; radical theorists and critics; Newsgroups and Listservs etc. This site is a haven for critical thinkers.
A national (American) media watch group offering well-documented criticism in an effort to correct media bias and inbalance
Radical Website of the Week
From the Net Activist's Resource Centre (NARC), the Radical Website of the week Archive - some of the best the 'Net has to offer
The Spoon Collective
A group of Net Citizens devoted to free and open discussion of philosophical issues
Speaking Irregularly
Taking issue with the emptiness of modern discourse, this site promotes the utility of "irregular speech" to restore meaning to language. A critical site dedicated to the exposure of hyprocracy in all its modern forms, this large collection of web pages by "irregular Jonathan" deals with such controversial issues as the American conflict with Iraq; the exploitation of workers in the developing world; the evils of advertising etc. This web site is well worth a visit if you like your info "unruly, odd, bent, unaccountable, unpredictable, flawed" and most importantly, "honest."
America as it is - The Writings of Valdas Anelauskas
Determined to both enlighten and enrage, this web site presents the musings of Valdes Anelauskas, a Lithuanian journalist temporarily living in the US. A former Soviet dissident and human rights activist in political exile from the USSR, he has now become an American dissident. Check out his featured articles and make sure to visit his "Vox Populi" to guage some of the reaction (both positive and negative) his writings have engendered.
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