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Changing Tides Conference. Day 3, Tape 2 (Changing tides : emerging directions for Newfoundland's future)
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TitleChanging Tides Conference. Day 3, Tape 2 (Changing tides : emerging directions for Newfoundland's future)
SummaryWorkshop group reports: Continuation of the report on Culture by Ken Pittman. Main points noted include: the impact of unemployment and the community environment on culture; need to be realistic and to avoid nostalgia and "souvenir culture". Comments from the floor: important to take a broad view of Newfoundland culture and to take a cautious approach to seeing culture as an economic resource.-- Technology and Resources Workshop: Points noted include: Megaprojects based on resource exploitation have not been successful in Newfoundland; appropriate technology would be low technology for the most part not requiring huge outlays of capital and benefiting people--e.g. peat harvesting, fish farming, wood chip production. Oil development is not the answer, nor are government projects; development of credit unions or other financial services would allow money to stay and be used productively in the province; entrepreneurship should be encouraged;develop links with Scandinavia. Comments by John Pinsent, Ivan Palmer, Ross Traverse, Pat Murray. -- Communications Workshop: Report by Charlie Callanan. Points include: Communications systems hold both promise and threat; empowerment through telecommunications; power of television and development of critical viewing skills should be stressed in education; need to produce local programs and alternative systems; portrayal of Newfoundland lifestyle in the media. Comments: Higgins and Len Jackson.
SubjectCultural awareness--Newfoundland and Labrador
Appropriate technology--Newfoundland and Labrador
Economic development--Newfoundland and Labrador
Telecommunication--Newfoundland and Labrador--Social aspects
Values on television
Television in community development
CreatorMemorial University of Newfoundland. Division of Extension Service (Producer)
ContributorsThomas, Alan (moderator)
Pittman, Ken
Callanan, Charlie
Date1985
PublisherMemorial University Extension Service
Associated NameMemorial University of Newfoundland. Distance Education, Learning and Teaching Support (DELTS)
Duration57:23 minutes (PTH00M57S23)
NotesVideo begins and ends abruptly
LocationCanada--Newfoundland and Labrador
Catalogue NumberMUN Extension Service Cat. 00052
IdentifierMUNES-CT009
TypeMoving Image
Resource TypeVideo
FormatVideo/mp4
Languageeng
Details of Original1 Videocassette (57:17 min.) : sound, color : 3/4 inch (Changing Tides Conference 4)
RepositoryMemorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Media and Data Centre
CollectionMemorial University DELTS Video Collection, pre-1994
SubcollectionChanging Tides Conference
RelationContinues : MUNES-CT008; Continued by: MUNES--CT010
CategorySocial Sciences
DownloadableYes
Viewable OnlineYes
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