misc. Web resources of possible interest

Fri Apr 25 20:20:11 CDT 2003

from:
The Scout Report -- April 25, 2003

 http://scout.wisc.edu/

4.  Ancient Near East.net
http://www.ancientneareast.net/

The ancient Near East has been the birthplace of some
of civilization's most
important advances, among them written language, the
impulse to urbanism,
and crop cultivation. Created and maintained by Paul
James Cowie (a doctoral
student at Australia's Macquarie University), the site
is a fine resource
for both scholars and the general public. Scholars
will want to make sure
and take a look at the conference diary section, which
lists upcoming
conferences and various calls for papers and other
submissions. The
announcements section is of additional interest, as it
gives advance notice
regarding related activities, including international
symposia. For the
general public, a host of sections (such as museums
and galleries) offer
comprehensive listings of Web-based resources ranging
from Egyptology links
to those dealing with cuneiform. The Web site also
contains a listing of
links to museums that specialize in the antiquities
and archaeology of the
Near East located around the world. [KMG]

5.  Holocaust Denial on Trial
http://www.hdot.org/ieindex.html

The past few years have seen a number of demonstration
projects arrive on
the Internet for use as pedagogical tools in
college-level instruction. One
such project is the Holocaust Denial on Trial site,
developed as part of
Emory University's Witness to the Holocaust Program
and the Institute for
Jewish Studies. Visitors unfamiliar with the case will
want to begin with
the background section, which outlines the nature of
the case, along with
answering some basic questions about the participants
in the trial. The site
contains literally hundreds of primary documents
related to the widely
discussed British court case in which David Irving (a
British Holocaust
denier) sued Professor Deborah Lipstadt and her
British publisher for libel.
The site begins with the complete text of the judgment
against Irving, and
follows with full-text transcripts spanning from the
January 2000 opening
statements to closing remarks in March 2000. This site
provides an in-depth
look into one of the most riveting court trials
regarding the nature of
Holocaust scholarship (and libel), as well as serving
as a well-conceived
online educational tool. [KMG]

8.  The Paul Bowles Web Site
http://www.paulbowles.org/

Composer, distinguished author and translator, and man
of belles letters,
Paul Bowles passed away in 1999 in Morocco, which was
for many years was his
primary place of residence. Bowles best-known work is
probably his novel
_The Sheltering Sky_, though he also translated
Sartre's "Huis Clos" (upon
which he bestowed the title "No Exit") and was an
accomplished composer of
music for the theatre. Created by his long-time
friends and colleagues, this
authorized Paul Bowles site contains a number of
reminisces about his life
from such friends as Ned Rorem (the noted American
composer), Rodrigo Rey
Rosa, and Irene Herrmann. Some provided essays
interview Bowles, some
discuss his literary legacy, and others talk about his
many compositions.
All in all, the site offers a number of insightful and
intimate commentaries
on one of America's most storied writers of the 20th
century. [KMG]

10. Modern Haiku
http://www.modernhaiku.org/

With its origins in 15th century feudal Japan, the
haiku is one of the most
delicate forms of poetry and, despite its deceptively
simple meter, can
convey a wide range of emotion, feeling, and nuances.
Started in 1969 by Kay
Titus Mormino, Modern Haiku is a journal dedicated to
promoting and
publishing the work of those writers and poets working
on this particular
form of poetic expression. On this site, visitors can
browse the last seven
issues of the journal, which is published three times
a year. Each issue
features a number of poems, featured cover art, a note
from the editor, and
a featured critical essay. From the main page,
visitors can browse a list of
recent and past book reviews featured in the journal,
along with information
about submitting work to the editor. [KMG]

11. The Legacy of Genghis Khan [Flash 5]
http://www.lacma.org/khan/index_flash.htm

Genghis Kahn, the 13th century ruler who unified the
Mongol people, created
an invincible army that swept across Asia and
established an empire
extending from Korea to Hungary. This exhibition from
the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art presents the other legacy of Genghis
Kahn, the "manuscript
illustrations, opulent decorative arts, and splendid
architectural elements"
that document the cultural cross-fertilization that
occurred when western
and eastern Asia were united as the Mongol Empire. The
Web version of the
exhibition allows visitors to closely examine six
artifacts, _Shah Zav
Enthroned_, a page from the Great Mongol Shahnama
(Book of Kings); a white
marble Dragon Protome, from a building at Xanadu; a
stone grave marker
carved with peonies, clouds, and scrolls; a brush
painting showing six
horses; a gold and blue textile fragment; and a blue
and white porcelain
wine jar. The two-dimensional items are almost more
fun to explore than the
sculptures, because the site is programmed with a
DetailZoom, a tool that
allows users can hone in on particular sections of
each piece, view
explanatory captions, and then back up and see the
whole artifact. [DS]

13. Musicals101.com
http://www.musicals101.com/

Around for close to two hundred years in one form or
another, musicals are
much loved by many professional and amateur companies
who tread the boards.
Authored and maintained by John Kenrick, an expert on
musical theater
history (and a personal assistant to six Tony-winning
producers), the site
contains close to 900 Web pages of information about
the history,
development, and current traditions of musical
theater. Persons seeking
basic information about the history of the art form
will want to read the
essay "What is a Musical?" Each historical section is
divided into smaller
sub-sections, so users can move to each section
quickly. One of the best
sections on the site is devoted to Mr. Kenrick's
reviews of cast recordings,
current and past productions, and those recordings
that should be avoided.
Finally, Mr. Kenrick also offers brief "courses"
online dealing with some of
the great names of musical theater, such as George M.
Cohan and Ethel
Merman. [KMG]

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