Wikipedia is continuing to grow exponentially, both challenging and exciting us. I have just been reading about
Barbie. If you haven't had a look, you should. An amazingly comprehensive overview of her development, evolutions and make-overs and her cultural impact. Did you know, for instance, that she has been both a palentologist and tourist in her time (as well as, of course, astronaut, vet, rock star and firefighter)??
There's a lot to be said for the power of
wikis to enable collaborative work across space and place.
And a further note on Barbie - the amazing
Simon Tyszko has Suicide Bomber Barbie depicted on his site - more evidence of the way this iconic doll is hijacked as a mechanism to critically reflect on key contemporary issues.
2 comments:
maybe the SIG needs a wiki to get the position paper done!that would be a really cool way to do it?
I just discovered your blog Victoria...very cool. I can't wait to get into it.
vivian vasquez
www.clippodcast.com
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