M A N T E X N E W S L E T T E R
Number 35 - October 2000
New resources for the autumn!
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0----- FREE Internet Glossary
We've updated the FREE glossary of IT and Internet
terms available in our study rooms on technology. It
includes definitions and explanations of terms from
computers, telecommunications, the Internet, and
information technology in general. Suitable for
students, tutors, or anybody who needs to know
the meaning of terms from 'Access provider' through
'Knowbot' and 'Streaming' to 'Zipping files'
http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/glo.htm
0----- 'Web.Studies'
Women using cameras for exhibitionist Web
sites? The BBC goes online - but does its
web policy break the rules? Pornography on
the Web? Cherokee Indians and the Internet?
Yes - you're right - the Internet has now
reached academic media studies. Actually,
this collection of essays assembled by
David Gauntlett is livelier than most
I've read.
If you're interested in educational uses
of the Internet, don't miss the article on
'Teacher Reviews' a site in San Francisco
where students post ratings on courses and
their tutors. Will it happen in the UK?
http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/gauntlet.htm
0----- Writers' Directories
I noticed in my local Waterstone's that both
'The Writers and Artists Yearbook' and 'The
Writers Handbook' have new editions ready for
2001. Both of them offer listings of publishers,
agents, and all sorts of outlets for writers.
Each new edition sees the listings stretched to
include contacts for journalism, radio, stage
drama, photography, literary prizes, copyright,
libel, and even income tax.
An ideal Xmas present to yourself. We've got
reviews and details of both listed at -
http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/black.htm
http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/turner.htm
0----- 'The Digital University'
This is a series of reports and position
papers on the use of computers and information
technology in university teaching. Which might
sound like a fairly dry subject - but it's one
which many teachers are running hard to catch up on.
The topics covered range from how to put
teaching materials on line, to the management of
multimedia learning environments. And the force
behind the papers is the Dearing Report's
conclusion that soon *all* universities will be
expected to have their teaching available in a
variety of forms.
http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/hazemi.htm
0----- FREE Online Writers' Resources
A free website of resources for writers
has just been made available. It's a huge
collection of style guides, writers groups,
software, reference sources, and online advice.
Jane Dorner has compiled it as part of her
book, 'The Internet: A Writer's Guide' - and
she updates it each month. A site worth
bookmarking for writers of any kind at -
http://www.internetwriter.co.uk
0----- There IS a name for it! Property Sheets
Here's another of those terms you may never
have learned, even after years of staring at
the evidence. 'Property sheets' are dialog
boxes with tabbed sections - click on a named
tab near the top and see a new set of buttons
and choices in the box. Using property sheets
is like selecting a section in a dictionary
by the tabbed letters on the side or finding
a page in a paper-file folder by pulling on
a page-edge tab.
Source: eTips
0----- 'Pseud's Corner'?
The UK satirical magazine 'Private Eye' has a
regular column called 'Pseud's Corner' in which
pretentious writing and statements are held up
as examples of self-parody.
You'll see what's meant in the priceless
announcement which follows. It surfaced in one
of the email discussion groups last week.
If you see any more like this, please send us
a copy. If you don't think it's funny, just pass
on to the next item, and see a doctor as soon
as possible.
The Sexual Divisions Study group of the
British Sociological Association are
hosting a one-day conference on Gender,
Aesthetics and the Body (Saturday 18th
November, London Voluntary Sector Resources
Centre, Holloway Road, London N7).
The aim of this interdisciplinary conference
is to bring together those with an interest
in any aspect of gender, aesthetics and the
body to exchange ideas and present 'work in
progress as well as finished papers. Please
find below the confirmed list of speakers:
Anna Aalten (University of Amsterdam) -
"Bodies in Ballet: On Beauty, Power and The Feminine"
Sam Arnfeld (University of Portsmouth) and
Joanna Brewis (University of Essex) -
"Matter Over Mind? The Body, Pregnancy and The Self"
Lucy Noakes (Southampton Institute) -
"Khaki Knickers and Woollen Stockings: The Gendered
Aesthetics of the Military Body for Women in Twentieth
Century Britain"
Kathy Davis (Utrecht University) -
"Surgical Passing: Or Why Michael Jackson's Nose
Makes Us Uneasy"
Nirmal Puwar (University College Northampton) -
"The Aesthetics of Bodies in Leadership Through
the Encounters of 'Space Invaders'
Michael Perlin (New York Law School) -
"The Right of Institutionalized Persons with Mental
Disabilities to Voluntary Sexual Interaction: Beyond
the Last Frontier?"
Richard Sawdon Smith (Surrey Institute of Art and Design) -
"A Naked Man Suffering from Water Retention in His Testicles":
Photography and the Representation of Disease
Tamsin Wilton (University of the West of England) -
"There's a Hole in My Theory: The Absent Vagina in
Queer and Feminist Theories of The Body"
If you would like to register for the conference, please
contact Melissa Tyler, School of Social Sciences, Glasgow
Caledonian University, City Campus, Cowcaddens Roads,
Glasgow, G4 0BA. Email: M.Tyler@Gcal.ac.uk
0----- 'The Graphic Language of Neville Brody'
Neville Brody is a designer and typographist
who rocketed to fame in the 1970s, and has
been an influence in graphics ever since.
Jon Wozencroft put together two volumes in
homage to his work, and they form both an
appreciative tribute and very attractive
examples of book design in their own right.
They are not new books, and they have even
been inexplicably out of print at least once.
However, if you like modern design, excellent
page layout, and stimulating fonts and
graphics, try to locate both volumes.
http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/brody.htm
0----- Implausible Book Titles #2
In 1979, the winner of the most
implausible book title was "The Madam as
Entrepreneur: Career Management in House
Prostitution" (Transaction Press).
The following year, it went to "The Joy of
Chickens", described as a "history and
celebration of the chicken". Also well up
in the running came "Do It yourself Brain
Surgery and Other Home Skills", "Entertaining
with Insects: The Original Guide to Insect
Cookery", and a manual for parents who have
second thoughts: "Where Do Babies Come From
and How to Keep Them There".
Source: http://www.bookends.co.uk
0----- 'Microsoft Web Publishing'
If you would like to create your own web pages,
but don't want to get involved in HTML code,
you could take the Microsoft route.
Their latest suite of programs includes
Front Page and all the other software you need.
And Scott Palmer's 'Microsoft Web Publishing'
is their Step-by-Step guidance manual on how
to get your own web site up and running in the
shortest possible time.
Every one of those steps is clearly illustrated,
and there's a screenshot on almost every page.
http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/palmer.htm
0----- Coming soon!
What does a Web-essay look like?
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ISSN 1470-1863
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