On April 25th, 2008, Kimberly Christen, Assistant Professor in Comparative Ethnic Studies at Washington State University, gave a lecture entitled A Safe Keeping Place: Shifting Museum Spaces and Embedded Aboriginal Cultural Protocols. She discussed her work in developing cultural protocols to protect sacred and sensitive information while creating a community digital archive in collaboration with the Warumungu community in Tennant Creek, Northern Territories. The archive, called Mukurtu, contains thousands of photographs, recordings and other historical documents from this community in central Australia. Much of the material was supplied by missionaries, museums and even local cattle stations. A demonstration of the Mukurta archive can be seen online at www.mukurtuarchive.org . You can also visit Christen’s blog, Long Road, at www.kimberlychristen.com
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Negative Campaign Ads - Repeat
With the results in from Indiana and North Carolina, the race for the democratic nomination is starting to see some resolution. Just last week, a noted super-delegate publicly pledge their support for one candidate, stating that part of his decision was made because of the negative campaign ads of the other candidate.
We here at The Oscar Show want to know what you think. The show that follows is a repeat concerning the effects of Negative Campaign ads. After listening to this show, we encourage our listeners to go on-line to WTJU.net and click on the Blogs and Pods link on the left hand side of the page. Follow that link to The Oscar Show site where you will be able to read the copy of the story as well as listen again. We want to hear your comments on this subject or the campaign in general. Enjoy the show and let us hear from you!!!
In today’s show, adapted from an article recently published on the Oscar Web site written by Brevy Cannon, we look at the research of University of Virginia politics professor Paul Freedman which suggests that the ever-growing barrage of political ads actually contributes to citizen education and engagement, and only rarely have negative impacts.
For more information about the show or to see the full text, visit the Oscar Show’s blog.
Former Governor Jim Gilmore on his campaign for the U.S. Senate
Former Governor Jim Gilmore joined Coy Barefoot on the May 5 edition of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about his campaign for the Senate. Gilmore is competing with Delegate Bob Marshall for the Republican nomination for the seat being vacated by Senator John Warner. The GOP will decide at a convention later this month.
“We’ve been working hard to win this race,” said Gilmore, who was elected in 1997 and served for a brief time as the head of the Republican National Committee after leaving the Governor’s mansion. Now, he’s campaigning against the man replaced him, Mark Warner.
Charlottesville Tomorrow: Butch Davies updates area officials on transportation projects
Top officials from Charlottesville, Albemarle County and the University of Virginia have been briefed on the status of various transportation projects in our area. Butch Davies, Culpeper District Representative on the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB), spoke for about forty minutes to the Planning and Coordination Council at their meeting on May 1, 2008.
For details, visit Charlottesville Tomorrow.
Aryana Khalid on health care in Virginia
Aryana Khalid is Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She joined Coy Barefoot on the April 30 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” Khalid is a graduate of the University of Virginia, and explains how her degree in systems engineering helped her launch a career in hospital administration. She also graduated from the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at UVa.
91 Seconds on Film: Prom Night
In this installment of WNRN’s 91 Seconds on Film, Myke Reiser reviews the end of an era that is represented by the movie Prom Night, which is currently playing at the Regal Cinema Downtown 6.
91 Seconds on Film: Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
In this installment of WNRN’s 91 Seconds on Film, Tom Dumontier reviews Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, which is now playing at the Regal Cinema Downtown 6. Tom likens the film to Odyssey, but not necessarily in a good way.
Wake-Up Call: Local Mysteries
On this week’s edition of the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Barbara Nordin, who has written articles for the Hook and the C-Ville, speaks with host Rick Moore about three local mysteries. From the dissappearance of Judy Jones in 1969, to the deaths of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans in 1996, to Pat Collins in 1986, Barbara asks the question: What happened to these women? Find out what the experts think, only on the Wake-Up Call.
You can participate in the Wake-Up Call by calling in yourself! The show is broadcast live from 11AM-Noon every Sunday morning - listen and call in by dialing 434-979-0919, or long distance 1-877-967-6762.
Businesscast 70 with Erika Herz
This week’s headlines include: “Winning in New York”, “Taking the Stage”, and “Two Franks are Better Than One”. Ken’s interview guest this week is Erika Herz, Darden’s Manager of Sustainability Programs. Erika speaks about last week’s Net Impact Week and the upcoming launch of Darden’s new sustainability podcast series, The Darden GreenPod.
91 Seconds on Film: Baby Mama
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler struck box office gold last week with their comedy Baby Mama. But did they tickle the funny bone of movie reviewer Ben Nuckols? Find out in this installment of WNRN’s 91 Seconds on Film.