CBC Radio

[skatingguy]

CBC Radio program Ideas had an interview and lecture by Anthropologist Wade David. It's a really interesting interview and I find that I'm still challenging my own understanding of cultural relativism.
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/wade-davis-light-at-the-edge-of-the-world-1.4499962

 

[skatingguy]

This was a really interesting interview with Mi'kmaq artist Ursula Johnson. I particularly enjoyed how she described the Mi'kmaq understanding of colour and how it differs from Western colour theory, as well as the descriptions of early art in her culuture, family, and how she started to become an artist. She also discusses the controversy surrounding a sculpture in downtown Halifax of Edward Cornwallis. Cornwallis was the founder of Halifax and at the time he put out a bounty on the Mi'kmaq people because they opposed the founding of a settlement on their land, and I think Johnson has some interesting ideas of how to address concerns around the statue issue.
Ursula Johnson: A new rock star in the art world
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/ursula-johnson-a-new-rock-star-in-the-art-world-1.4500391

 

[Skate Talker]

Thanks, sounds interesting. I have this thread marked to check out the links as soon as I catch up with all the skating. I remember listening to Ideas many times but not for a number of years now.