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Not a snapshot or a promotional image, this examination of the hidden sides of the city of Winnipeg, delves into the nature of urban social and physical landscape and its power to shape identity. An outstanding roster of 27 local artists, reflecting different media, different stages in their careers and different points of view, are featured. Eleanor Bond, William Eakin and Diana Thorneycroft are among the artists. Guy Maddin, Jeanne Randolphe and Sigrid Dahl are among the contributors. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on June 1, 1999. The length of the article is 498 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Shawenequanape Kipichewin: one nation's eco-tourism success story.
Author: Len Kruzenga
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: June 1, 1999
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 17Issue: 2Page: 21(sup)

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Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned television network. It is owned by Canwest Media Inc., a division of Canwest which is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Throughout the 1990s, it dominated primetime ratings in key markets such as southern Ontario, B.C. and Quebec, but had limited reach in certain areas such as Alberta until 2000. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Suggestions are constantly being made, both in the popular media and the academic literature, about the kinds of changes schools should make. While there are many books that discuss internal change processes in schools, there has been little attention to the interaction between schools and the larger society. The research in this book shows that schools are primarily inward-looking organizations, and would benefit from better ways of understanding the changes surrounding them and the pressures on them. Schools need to understand that there are no formulas or recipes for this activity; they must stop looking for ready-made answers and focus instead on their own situations and the very real limits on their ability to respond. This book offers theoretical discussion of the issues and a set of suggestions for further reflection. ... Read more

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Families, Lovers, and their Letters takes us into the passionate hearts and minds of ordinary people caught in the heartbreak of transatlantic migration. It examines the experiences of Italian migrants to Canada and their loved ones left behind in Italy following the Second World War, when the largest migration of Italians to Canada took place.

In a micro-analysis of 400 private letters, including three collections that incorporate letters from both sides of the Atlantic, Sonia Cancian provides new evidence on the bidirectional flow of communication during migration. She analyzes how kinship networks functioned as a means of support and control through the flow of news, objects, and persons; how gender roles in productive and reproductive spheres were reinforced as a means of coping with separation; and how the emotional impact of both temporary and permanent separation was expressed during the migration process. Cancian also examines the love letter as a specific form of epistolary exchange, a first in Italian immigrant historiography, revealing the powerful effect that romantic love had on the migration experience. ... Read more

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A thoughtful and insightful read on immigrants, very highly recommended
America wasn't the only destination for immigrants. "Families, Lovers, and their Letters: Italian Postwar Migration to Canada" looks at immigration to Canada, in particular Italians who came over seas following World War II. Telling these individuals stories through their letters, Sonia Cancian paints a portrait of life and the immigrant experience not always heard about. "Families, Lovers, and their Letters" is a thoughtful and insightful read on immigrants, very highly recommended.
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This digital document is an article from Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada, published by Performing Arts and Entertainment in Canada on March 22, 1995. The length of the article is 1293 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, established by Bev Aronovitch, attracts large audiences and receives favorable reviews from critics. The theater's productions have included 'The Cemetery Club' and 'The Diary of Anne Frank.'

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Title: Jewish theatre: an integral part of the Winnipeg theatre scene.
Author: Myron Love
Publication: Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1995
Publisher: Performing Arts and Entertainment in Canada
Volume: v29Issue: n2Page: p5(3)

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Who has the power to narrate and the power to suppress indigenous narratives? Are indigenous media representations themselves appropriate? What is the role of indigenous media in striking a balance between external interests and local constituencies? Indigenous Screen Cultures in Canada explores these key questions and undertakes a critical examination of the history and role of indigenous media organizations, content, and audiences in Canada and their growing importance in domestic and global movements for information democracy.

Drawing upon work in anthropology, sociology, media studies, and Native studies, the book investigates the political economy of contemporary indigenous television, film, and cyber production. Focussing primarily on Aboriginal television and the first ten years of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, the authors also examine indigenous language broadcasting in radio and film; Aboriginal journalism practices; audience creation within and beyond indigenous communities; the roles of program scheduling and content acquisition policies in the decolonization process; the roles of digital video technologies and co-production agreements in indigenous filmmaking; and the emergence of Aboriginal cyber-communities. Each chapter provides concrete examples of how mass media permits increasing cultural and social agency among indigenous groups and how Aboriginal producers conceive of traditional knowledge, language, and practices as vehicles of modern culture. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on December 29, 2007. The length of the article is 480 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Manitoba adds two to Order; Renowned composer, patron of Icelandic culture recognized.(City)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 29, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: b3

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Today the National Film Board has an international reputation as one of the great producers of documentary films. In its early formative years in the 1940s, when this reputation was being built, the NFB was also a place of intense creative energy and excitement, a period that has been called its "golden age." Fuelled by wartime enthusiasm and led by the legendary John Grierson, by 1945 the NFB had won its first of many Oscars and had become one of the largest film studios in the world.

Graham McInnes was part of the team of talented young men and women recruited by Grierson to build the NFB. A member of an unconventional family of writers and artists (his great-grandfather was the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones), McInnes had worked as a journalist at the CBC and Saturday Night before joining the NFB. After WW II, he became a diplomat (he was Canadaís first ambassador to UNESCO) and a successful novelist. Although McInnes published three volumes of memoirs, this memoir of the birth of the NFB was not published in his lifetime.

One Man's Documentary is a lively account of one of the most exciting periods in Canadian filmmaking. With style and verve, McInnes paints vivid portraits of Grierson and the others who helped make the NFB an international institution. Film historian Gene Walz's introduction gives a full picture of the early history of the NFB as well as an account of McInnes's fascinating life. ... Read more