ENGL 161 Cultures of Desire

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Search the library catalog for books of photography, art, and other images for this week. Do not use fashion or advertisements.

 

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Websites devoted to the body

Museums, Archives & Collections

Tip: To find images in museums online, type in the domain site:.museum. Select images. Then type in your keyword, for example Courtly Love,

That tells the search engine to look for images of Courtly Love in a museum web site.

Here is one example:

I love how it looks like St. George has climbed down off his horse to woo the maiden.

Google Image Search

 

 

Google Images can be a great place to go if you want to get some idea of what sorts of images are out there, but it may be difficult to find an image that is big enough and with high enough resolution.  It's possible to find that the perfect image, with little or no use restrictions, so give it a try!

Image Search: Use Advanced Image Search to find an exact size, color or type of photo or drawing.

Use the tools on the left to filter your search by subject, to include only photos with faces or to clip art, to limit by size, date of upload, and more.

For more options, click on the gear link for advanced search. It uploads your search terms and settings and gives you more options, including the option of setting copyright licensing limits. 

o The ideal image size for a PowerPoint presentation is above 640 x 480 pixels. The higher the resolution the better. 

o The width: height ratio of a PowerPoint slide is 4:3, so images with a width to height ratio of 1.33 by 1 will fill the slide area without needing cropping. Examples 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768.

 

Flickr Commons

Using Flickr Commons

image from the Flickr Commons website

"The key goals of The Commons on Flickr are to firstly show you hidden treasures in the world's public photography archives, and secondly to show how your input and knowledge can help make these collections even richer."

Food

Dance

Check out some streaming videos in the dance section of our Films on Demand database:

Links to Dance related content on the web:

The Body

Find images of Visual Art, Dance, Sports, or Body Art for this week's lens of The Body. 

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