Recurring Questions of Technology: The Role of Technology in Indigenous Language Revitalization
About Dr. Galla, the presenter From her bio: “Born in Hilo and raised in a sugar plantation town, Pahala, in Kaʻū, I was exposed to an array of languages and cultures from a young age. I continued learning about my Hawaiian language and culture formally at Kamehameha Schools on Kapālama […]
2012 • ICTs • indigenous language • language | preservation • revitalizationDecolonial Media Aesthetics and Women’s ICT4D Video
Dalida Maria Benfield, artist, activist, and Berkman Center fellow … speaking at The Berkman Center Luncheon Series, a weekly series of informal luncheons and other meetings, providing students, fellows, faculty, and anyone who reserves a seat opportunities to discuss issues relevant to their work and to engage other leading thinkers […]
2012 • Berkman Center • gendered discourse • historical narratives • ICT4D • media aesthetics • social change • womeneBorneo: Information and Communication Needs and Opportunities for Remote Indigenous Communities
The eBorneo research project is being undertaken by eBario Sdn Bhd in partnership with the Centre of Excellence for Rural Informatics at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and the assistance of research interns from the College of Business at the City University of Hong Kong. Be sure to visit the eBario Sdn […]
2011 • CoERI • eBario • eBorneo • indigenous communities • Malaysia • Sarawak • telecenterInformation Technology and Indigenous Communities: symposium presentations
Donwload the symposium program (PDF) This 2010 AIATSIS Research Symposium was co-hosted with the Australian National University and the National Film and Sound Archive and in conjunction with the National Recording Project’s 9th Symposium on Indigenous Music and Dance. About the Symposium Information Technology and Indigenous Communities (ITIC) explored the […]
2010 • AIATSIS • archive • challenges • conference • cultural heritage • intangible • researchThe Potential of the Internet for Development: Digital Divides and Uneven Geographies of Knowledge
A talk to DFID by Dr. Mark Graham of the Oxford Internet Institute The Internet and other new technologies have put information at the centre of the global economy. It is therefore important to understand who produces and reproduces this information, who has access, and who and where are represented […]
2012 • development • digital divide • Internet use • Oxford Internet Institute • traditional cultureIndigenous technology design and its challenges
Christopher Hoadley, Educational Communications and Technology program at New York University … speaking at The Berkman Center Luncheon Series, a weekly series of informal luncheons and other meetings, providing students, fellows, faculty, and anyone who reserves a seat opportunities to discuss issues relevant to their work and to engage other […]
2011 • Berkman Center • design • development • indigenous design • indigenous technologyRepatriation, Digital Media, and Culture in the Virtual Museum
A presentation by Kate Hennessy. Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS). Many Canadian First Nations and Aboriginal organizations are using digital media to revitalize their languages and assert control over the representation of their cultures. […]
aboriginal • cultural heritage • culture • digital collections • Doig River • ethnography • First Nations • indigenous communities • intellectual property • language | preservation • museum • repatriation • virtual museum