The Wonder Woman Pages
This site provides historical images of and information about Wonder Woman, including a biography of her creator. It can be a useful and visual supplement to your reading of Gloria Steinem’s essay on this figure from popular culture and how the character changed over time.
Feminist.com: Interview with Gloria Steinem
This interview with the author of “Wonder Woman,”included in this section of The Conscious Reader, provides some basic principles of feminism as seen through the eyes of the pioneering feminist and founder of Ms. magazine.
Ms. Magazine
This official site for Ms. magazine provides a sense of the publication’s social mission. Examining the site and its various links can not only supplement your understanding of Gloria Steinem’s work and influence, it can also give you a wider view of the women’s issues raised throughout this section of The Conscious Reader
Archives of African American Music and culture
This site provides resources and links for the further study of African American music. It can extend the introduction to the topic in Bernice Reagon’s “Black Music in Our Hands.”
KQED’s “Independent View”: Interview with Roger Ebert
This interview with Roger Ebert can provide more insight into the film critic’s perspectives on the medium. It provides a valuable context for his essay “Great Movies,”included in this section of The Conscious Reader.
Ella Fitzgerald
This site provides information about Ella Fitzgerald’s life and achievements as well as audio clips that allow you to hear the voice that Sonia Sanchez praises in her tribute, “A Poem for Ella Fitzgerald,”included in this section of The Conscious Reader.
The Manchester Institute for Popular Culture
This site is a useful entry point into the growing academic and research interest in popular culture. It can help you better understand various approaches used to write about popular culture.
Bowling Green State University: Browne Popular Culture Library
This site provides resources about and images from (follow the link to the Gallery) popular culture collected for the purpose of academic study. It also provides a useful introduction to the state of research on popular culture.
American Popular Culture: Resources for Critical Analysis
This Washington State University site provides a great many electronic resources and links for the study of popular culture, organized according to the issues raised in various popular arts. It is an excellent starting point for serious study of cultural phenomena.
Salon Brilliant Career: Germaine Greer
In order to understand Sarah Lyall’s essay, “Germaine Greer’s ’Cruelty TV,’”one needs a deeper understanding of Greer’s work. This site can inform you about the important work that Greer has done in feminist studies.
The Sunday Times: “Filth”by Germaine Greer
Greer’s Sunday Times article about “cruelty TV,”which forms the basis for and provides context for Sarah Lyall’s essay on the topic included in this section.
Powells.com: “Eric Schlosser Knows What You’re Eating”by Dave Weich
This interview with Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, which is excerpted in this section, provides insight into the author’s motivations for the study as well as his research and writing processes.
Talkers Magazine Online
Browse this site to learn more about the culture surrounding talk radio, its influence, and its audience to help you better understand David C. Barker’s “Talk Radio, Persuasion, and American Political Behavior.”Search the archives for specific topics of interest to you.
Blogger
This site can help you set up your own web log, or “blog,”or visit others’ blogs. Exploring the world of blogs can help you better understand Rebecca Mead’s “You’ve Got Blog,”included in this section of The Conscious Reader.
