A bibliography of literary theory, criticism and philology
http://www.unizar.es/departamentos/filologia_inglesa/garciala/bibliography.
The website, 'A Bibliography of Literary Theory, Criticism and Philology', comprises a vast collection of bibliographies listing over 200,000 items which relate to authors writing in English, and literary theory and criticism in English. The work and criticism of authors writing in French, German, Italian and Spanish are granted separate bibliographies: users will find an interesting range of materials which cover, for example: French psychoanalytic theory; Spanish poststructuralism; and German humanist criticism. The site's author also covers to a lesser extent the work of international writers and critics, and users will find bibliographies of Middle Eastern, Scandinavian and Asian writers, for example. The bibliographies are available as Microsoft Word documents. The collection is arranged by author, critics and schools, linguists and other intellectuals, but the collection may also be browsed alphabetically by author name. Further results (especially for other languages) can be obtained by searching the site with the search embedded tool. Compiled by José Ángel García Landa (Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain), this website is a valuable and comprehensive online resource for literary students and researchers. This resource can also be downloaded in plain text format from the Oxford Text Archive (OTA) website (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS)).
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ABELL : annual bibliography for English language and literature
http://collections.chadwyck.com/home/home_abell.jsp?template=basic.htx&cont
ABELL (Annual Bibliography for English Language and Literature), produced by the Modern Humanities Research Association, has existed as a print bibliography for over seventy years. Now available online (to subscribers) and on CD-ROM, ABELL contains approximately 860,000 records of scholarly articles, doctoral dissertations, books and reviews published anywhere in the world. ABELL covers English language and literature, literary theory, bibliographic studies and studies of traditional folk cultures of the English-speaking world. The search functions allow users to construct detailed specialist bibliographies for teaching and research purposes, as ABELL can be searched by title keyword, subject, author or reviewer, publication details, journal keyword and publication year, or any combination of these terms. The CD-ROM contains ABELL records from 1920 onwards, whilst the Web version is available in two editions: 1920 onwards and 1980 onwards. The Web editions are subscribed to as part of Chadwyck-Healey's Literature Online service. The database is available to subscribing academic institutions only on the basis of a site licence agreement.
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American, British and Canadian studies
http://abcjournal.ulbsibiu.ro/
This online resource is the official website of a peer-reviewed academic journal of American, British and Canadian studies (ABC), founded and edited in Romania, at Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu. The thematic scope of this publication ranges from literary, cultural and area studies to multimedia and digital arts. The editors of ABC are interested in current developments in the theoretical humanities, in particular, in multi-disciplinary approaches to Anglophone studies. Existing both in print and online versions, the journal offers full access to subscribers and free access to tables of contents and article abstracts to non-subscribers. Well-maintained and user-friendly, the resource will be of interest to students and academics whose focus is on the contemporary literary and cultural criticism, as well as on recent developments in Anglophone studies abroad.
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Annotated Bibliography on Literary Theory
http://www.literaturtheorie.uni-goettingen.de/
The "Annotated Bibliography on Literary Theory" is an online database of literary theory publications made available by Arbeitsstelle für Theorie der Literatur, Göttingen University, Germany. The database, which has a strong German and English bias, presents biographical details and short annotations of over 1,000 publications in the field of literary theory dating from 1970. The project's aim is to provide an overview of recent research in the field, taking into consideration fundamental theories, methodology, and theories of interpretation. Selected entries are accompanied by reviews or links to other relevant Web resources.
There is a glossary for clarification and a search facility to allow users to locate information using the categories of author; title; keyword; and theoretical field. Furthermore, users are invited to add their own entries and annotations (which are first assessed by the editors). A "Bookshelf" facility enables users to collect together records for easy future reference. This resource is an excellent source of information for anyone accessing literary theory as part of their research or for specialists in the field, particularly in relation to German and English literature.
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Antwerp James Joyce Center
http://www.antwerpjamesjoycecenter.com
The website of the Antwerp James Joyce Center provides information on this research centre, based at the University of Antwerp. The centre researches all aspects of Joyce's work, with an emphasis on genetic criticism, and works to promote interest in Joyce's work in Dutch-speaking countries. The website gives an overview of the work of the centre and provides full text access to a number of papers authored by members of the centre. Full issues of the centre's electronic journal 'Genetic Joyce Studies' are also available online, from the first issue in 2001 onwards. There are also links to other Joyce-related websites, and a list of relevant publications by centre members. This site would interest those researching Joyce, as well as university students studying his work.
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Ars rhetorica
http://www.ars-rhetorica.net
The online resource 'Ars-rhetorica' is the website for the Centre for Rhetorics & Hermeneutics. The site aims to provide a forum for the multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary exchange of ideas in rhetorical theory, critical analytics and hermeneutics, the study of theories of interpretation and understanding of texts. 'Ars-rhetorica' includes the full content of the online journal published by the Centre - 'Queen: A Journal of Rhetoric and Power'. This publication aims to explore 'the rhetorical function of power in any and all contexts'. Volumes are organised thematically, with individual issues focusing on, for instance, 'Rhetoric of Religious Discourse', 'Rhetoric of Sex and Power' or 'Power and Re-Colonialization'. There is also a section explaining the submissions policy for those interested to publish in the journal. The resource links as well to another Web based project sponsored by the Centre - 'Praxilla', which is 'dedicated to the poetic, narrative and performative arts'. This latter website, however, is still under construction (October 2009). There are also pages of information on previous and upcoming conferences in the field.
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Barcelona English language and literature studies
http://www.ub.es/filoan/bells.html
'Barcelona English Language and Literature Studies' (BELLS) is an annual full-text ejournal published in English by the Department of English and German at the University of Barcelona, Spain. Some articles are in Spanish - but there is also much here in English that will interest scholars in literature and film, and linguistics. Issue 15 was themed 'Contemporary Theatres in English', issue 16 was on the teaching of language, and the forthcoming issue 17 (2008) will be themed 'Film Studies Now'. Example literature-related article titles are: 'Was the Classical Tradition Betrayed by J. Ivorys Adaptation of E.M. Forsters Maurice?'; 'Satire on Learning and the Type of the Pedant in Eighteenth-Century Literature'; and 'From Crusoe to the English Patient, or the Transition from the Western Humanist Enlightenment Subject to the White Male Colonialist', among others. There are also tables of contents for the journal's first and second series, although full-text copies of these articles are not available. The website is in English and has full details of the Editors, Editorial Board, and a Style Sheet.
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Being human
http://www.bram.org/
Being Human, Annie Abrahams' website and most important story, questions the meaning and methods of communication online. It has been presented at several mutimedia conferences. Annie Abrahams, who obtained her Ph.D in biology from the University of Utrecht, is an artist who has been working online for almost five years. This website will be of interest to teachers of online and creative writing and new media and technology as well as to researchers at the undergraduate and postgraduate level concerned with questions of identity, feminism, short stories, interactive fiction, postmodernism and literary theories (reader-response). Annie Abrahams' story embodies her search for understanding on similarities between humans and how they communicate through technology (the Internet). Her work disturbs not only traditional ideas of how narratives should be composed (author as writer) but also questions how people read (reader-response theory).Sections of Being Human deal with loneliness, desires, tenderness, identity and understanding. Although the story is mainly written in English there are some opportunities to see the French translation as well as occassions to see and hear languages such as Greek, Russian and Spanish(under the section 'comfort'). The site uses frames, Flash, and audio files.
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C. Meyers' introduction to language is the dress of thought
http://prometheus.cc.emory.edu/cfm/academic/Intro.html
This website contains Carole Meyers' (Emory University) introductory chapter to her dissertation: Language is the Dress of Thought - Style and Identity in Eighteenth-Century Britain. The text concerns the politics of eighteenth-century British aesthetics - the relationship between political debate and notions such as taste, style, decorum and manners. Drawing on Jurgen Habermas' influential book The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere, Meyers surveys recent work on eighteenth-century political discourse (including that of Nancy Armstrong, Terry Eagleton and Lawrence Klein) whilst prosecuting an argument about the role of literary style in public discourse.A purely text document, the site is loads rapidly.
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Criticism.com
http://www.criticism.com/md/index.html
Criticism.com is a massive site dedicated to discussion of the new media. A gateway, a propaganda tool and a journal, Criticism.com is a two-tier project combining the best in academic (theoretical) writing and journalism. The editor, Steve Hoenisch, is committed to a site that has a form in keeping with the nature of the Internet. As a result, Criticism.com can be used as a door to a labyrinth of sound-bites or as a more serious aid to theoretical reflection on the new technology and its implications for culture. At once irreverent and passionate, Criticism.com will appeal to those working in culture, theory and philosophy.
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Ctheory international journal of theory, technology and culture
http://www.ctheory.net/home.aspx
CTheory, an international peer reviewed online journal developed, edited and published by Canadian team Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, is an invaluable resource for any researcher seeking elucidation on contemporary concerns such as feminism, technology, film, psychoanalysis and critical theories. The articles, interviews and book reviews are written by academics, researchers and teachers affiliated with worldwide universities and institutions. Frequent writers published in CTheory include Jean Baudrillard, Are Flagan and Paul Virilio. The journal is published weekly and each publication centres on a different theme ranging from ideology, Romanticism to postmodern literature, to ethics of literature to contemporary critical literary theories.The site is simple to navigate with menu options at the top of the screen linking not only to the contents of the current journal but also to CTheory's affiliate sites, Books, Multimedia and the Digital Library. After registering for free, access is granted to the Books section allowing users to download an e-copy of any book listed. Current titles include Digital Delierium which is edited and introduced by Arthur and Marilousie Kroker as well as Seduction by Jean Baudrillard. The Multimedia section takes the user to a collection of current interactive projects. Although the works are interesting and make use of Internet technology, they require long loading times. The Digital Library is another online journal with each volume focusing on various themes like Frenzy: The Movie and Power and Seduction. For each journal the contents are visible and the user has the choice to download the full article in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) form.
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Cultural logic : an electronic journal of Marxist theory and practice
http://clogic.eserver.org/
Cultural Logic is an ejournal of Marxist theory, practice and culture. The journal is academic in origin. However, Cultural Logic is committed not just to understanding the world, but changing it too. Featured articles in the journal encompass discussions of the health of Marxism in the wake of recent post-structuralist critiques, as well as more localised interventions in politics. Cultural logic, then, is a fascinating hybrid - part high-theory journal, part call to action. As such, it will be essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary radical movements, or working in theory or politics. Access to past issues, dating back to the journal's beginnings in 1997, are available, along with links and announcements, a search facility, and submission information.
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Culture wars
http://www.culturewars.org.uk/
Culture Wars is the reviews website of the Institute of Ideas (IoI). The IoI, based in London, grew out of 3 years of events organised by LM (formerly Living Marxism) magazine and began functioning in June-July 2000. The purpose of the reviews website is 'encouraging and developing public engagement with emerging ideas in politics, the arts and science'. The editors feel that quality of writing is more important than the reputation of the reviewer and they encourage reviews from amateurs. They see the site as a nursery for new talent and feel a combination of new and established writing makes Culture Wars distinctive. They want the reviews of books, plays, lectures, exhibitions, films etc. to engage with such contemporary issues as social exclusion, multiculturalism, and environmentalism. As well as the current issue there is an archive of past issues going back to 2000. Opening a page in the 'Categories' section, for example, 'Books' or 'Essays', gives access to other online 'Resources' which are relevant to this particular category.
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CyberCulture
http://www.euro.net/mark-space/CyberCulture.html
This website created by Henry Targowski and Charly Jungbauer offers an abundance of information for cyberculture, English Literature, new media, hypertext, postmodernism, critical theory, avant garde and popular theory. Although the site seems plain with the links organised into nine main sections, the information is plentiful. The resource includes links to: Fiction Authors (this section is first split by theme, Avant-Pop, Cyberpunk, Postmodern, Science Fiction, etc., then each of these links leads to a large variety of authors like William Gibson and Kathy Acker); Nonfiction Authors (W. Ross Ashby, Scott Bartlett); Books (topics include aliens, cybernetics, genetic engineering, physics, Donna Harraway and virtual reality); Comics (links to cyberpunk and avant garde comics); Films ( films about the beat scene, science fiction and postmodernism); Magazines and Newsletters; Additional Links (these are external links to online art and hypertext journals, as well as science fiction and contemporary theory sites). Unfortunately, a significant number of links provided in each section are not working any more, and the website has not been updated for a long time. Nevertheless, CyberCulture constitutes a vast and rather substantial resource, and will be of interest to students and fans of new media, cyber space, postmodernism, and related topics.
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Derrida : online
http://hydra.humanities.uci.edu/derrida/
The 'Derrida: Online' website provides an introduction to the ideas of the French philosopher, Jacques Derrida. It contains a comprehensive list of articles published by Derrida, as well as bibliographies of books and articles about Derrida or deconstruction, and links to other bibliographies and online Derridean resources. Also available are excerpts from Derridean texts, including: selections of his writings on the rules of language; linguistics; and meaning; and translations of recent essays. There are also lists of video and audio appearances given by Derrida. All these would be of use to a researcher interested in Derrida and deconstruction. The site, which is user-friendly and regularly updated, has received several awards. Created by Peter Krapp, it forms part of the Hydra collection; a series of Web pages on some key 20th century media theorists, psychoanalysts, and philosophers, including Lacan, Artaud, and Foucault.
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Diane Caney
http://www.overthere.com.au/
Diane Caney's personal webpage is dedicated to her own explorations of hypertext and new media as well as offering critical resources on these subjects. This site will be of interest to hypertext scholars as well as students of English and contemporary theory. The resource includes links to articles and reviews, biographical information about Diane Caney, selections of her own work including 'Copy' in which aspects of her doctoral thesis are reworked, 'splintering', 'Archiving Imagination', 'Surface', reviews of hypertexts and her net poetry to name but a few of the available options. There is also a link to her partner, Robin Petterd, another online artist.
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Ecclectica
http://www.ecclectica.ca/issues/2006/2/
Published by Brandon University, Ecclectica is a refereed ejournal with an interdisciplinary take on culture. Each issue is themed and past numbers have covered a broad range of visual arts, music, literature and cultural studies. All issues are archived on the website, and the journal is published between two and four times a year. Recent themes include, The Future of University Music Study in Canada, Women on Women, Prairie Winds and Politics.
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Emory University Postcolonial Studies website
http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/
The Postcolonial Studies website of Emory State University's English Department is designed to offer an introduction to the major authors, theorists and issues at the heart of postcolonialism. Divided into four main sections, this resource offers an introduction to Postcolonial Studies; an extensive list of authors in this field, including writers such as Chinua Achebe, Salmon Rushdie, Buchi Emecheta, and Wole Soyinka; a further list of theorists associated with Postcolonialism such as Homi Bhabha, Frantz Fanon, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak; and a final section which lists related terms and issues, covering a broad spectrum from magical realism to communism and the caste system. Each list consists of hyperlinks which lead to further detailed resources on each author, theorist or issue. These pages include biographical, bibliographical and theoretical material. As such, this website provides a valuable resource for students, researchers and teachers interested or engaged in Postcolonial Studies.
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Enculturation : a journal for rhetoric, writing and culture
http://enculturation.gmu.edu/
Enculturation: a journal for rhetoric, writing and culture is an ejournal devoted to current debates about postmodernism, technology and capitalism. Comprised in the main of critical essays, each issue of the magazine (accessible via the 'ISSUE' heading in the top right navigation) also features the work of an artist working with electronic media - such as Tina La Porta. Each volume focuses on a different theme. Previous themes include: film, writing/music/culture, post-digital studies, rhetoric/composition, and neo-expressivisms. The current edition of the journal is published alongside all past editions. The site also includes a "Web-bin," a list of links to sites related to rhetoric, composition and cultural/critical theory. With postmodernism being the main interest of the journal, Enculturation explores topics as diverse as film, machines and biotechnology. As a result, the divide between 'high' and 'low' culture is elegantly bridged and the exchange between academia and pop culture is at its most vibrant. This site will interest anyone working in literature, philosphy of cultural studies.
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EServer.org : accessible writing
http://eserver.org/
The EServer.org website began in 1990 with a few critical publications and is now hosted by Iowa State University and has over 35,000 publications, with the number growing. This site will be of interest to a range of students as it provides indepth links to subjects such as: art; architecture; aesthetic theories; cultural theory; cybertheory; government; bibliographies; calls for papers; drama; education; feminism; scholarly resources and journals and too many more to name. The plethora of works available ensures many students will find something pertinent. Of the myriad critical studies these are some well-know names: Mary Wollstonecraft; Aphra Behn; Marx; William Faulkner; Jane Austen; Samuel Johnson; Mona Lisa and again, many many more. Each section is divided by subject heading and then within that section are links to primary sources, secondary and critical sources also although most sources are text documents there are often images and links to external sites included.
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Exemplaria : A journal of theory in medieval and renaissance studies
http://www.maney.co.uk/search?fwaction=show&fwid=696
This is the Web page for the journal 'Exemplaria', which publishes articles relating to the theoretical debates surrounding Medieval and Renaissance studies. The Web page itself is part of the Maney Publishing website, which took over publication of the journal in 2007. The page only links to the titles of a few recent and forthcoming articles from the journal, giving subscription details for those wishing to acquire the full print editions. The site also provides details of the editorial board and notes for contributors.
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Forum : the University of Edinburgh postgraduate journal of culture and the arts
http://forum.llc.ed.ac.uk/
This is the online version of Forum: the University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Journal of Culture and the Arts, which is a peer-reviewed journal, aimed primarily at postgraduate students working in arts and culture disciplines. Beginning in Autumn 2005 and with a multi-disciplinary approach to arts and culture, Forum contains articles from across the humanities subjects. The biannual publication has a particular theme for each issue which aims to provoke discussion and debate within an overall clear focus. Forum aims to offer a platform for the exchange of ideas, to encourage debate and discussion and to foster postgraduate participation. The website contains full articles, with the useful device of an abstract linking to the full-text in either HTML or PDF format. The theme of the first issue was 'Origins and Originality' and topics included Post-colonial theory, Darwin's autobiographies, modern Gaelic verse, and George Eliot's 'Daniel Deronda'. The website contains a navigation bar linking to the current issue, submission guidelines, news and events, links and mailing list registration. It is well-presented, user-friendly and regularly updated.
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frAme : the culture and technology journal
http://tracearchive.ntu.ac.uk/frame/
frAme is an international online journal devoted primarily to Web/computer art, theory and writing. Access to past issues is fully and freely available. The journal is an important part of Nottingham Trent University's commitment to contemporary art and poetics - a commitment directed by the University's trAce online writing centre. The journal features work by young artists and writers from Britain, America and Australia, providing them a with space in which to publish finished pieces, works in progress, biographical information, and works on aesthetics. There are also critical writings and more sustained scholarly meditations on the theory and practice of art. The site requires a fast computer and a number of plug-ins.
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Glossary of literary theory
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/glossary/headerindex.html
The Glossary of Literary Theory is a basic online reference source describing many of the common terms of literary theory. Entries are arranged alphabetically, each linking to a paragraph or two explaining who developed or is particularly associated with the term in question, and how they have defined the term. Most definitions include hyperlinks to other related entries. On the whole, the definitions provided by the glossary are clear, although in some instances a little brief. The lack of bibliographic references and illustrations limits the utility of the site, although it should still be of interest to undergraduates looking for a quick reference guide.
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Hamlet on the holodeck resource page
http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/%7Emurray/hoh/hoh.html
Janet H. Murray of MIT provides this online resource as a guide for her Interactive Fiction students on studying her text, Hamlet on the Holodeck. Originally created to help her own students 'examine a new medium for storytelling', this site will also be of general interest to students of narrative and narrative theories, hypertext and new media. The resource includes and structured breakdown of the print text itself with links to articles and reviews. There is a selection of external links leading to the Resource Centre for Cyberculture Studies, Espen Aarseth's chapter one of Ergodic Literature, 'Eliza meets the Postmodern' by Norman Holland, sources on Lyotard, Baudrillard and information on procedural authorship, new narratives, new ways of telling storytelling, representation (mimesis) and much more.
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