Re: [-empyre-] residing in cyberspace

[Helen Varley Jamieson <helen@creative-catalyst.com>]

i was overseas when whale rider was released (& saw it in munich), 
but i think it was extremely well received at home, by both maori & 
pakeha. film is a medium that reaches a very wide cross-section of 
society - much wider than the web - & whale rider is one of a number 
of excellent nz films that have done a lot for race relations (& 
social relations in general) in this country.

as for how successful web sites are as accessible cultural media ... 
that's a pretty broad question! there's web sites & there's web sites 
...

h : )

> The first time I really got some idea about the nature of Maori culture was
> when I saw the film Whale Rider and read Witi Ihimaera's book. I don't know
> how this is seen in New Zealand by the Maori people or by the white
> population. How racist tensions effect your views, I don't know what the
> reaction was over there. I only know that it gave me an insight that I found
> engrossing, hungry for more.
>
> So film and books, DVDs and paperbacks are readily accessible cultural
> materials, how do they compare to web sites? How successful are web sites
> compared to other media?
>
> Perhaps we have to wait for the web/electronic media to be more accessible,
> - a cinematic broadband, more portable - ebooks etc. A cinematic web and a
> really hand-friendly sexy ebook device like the iPod. I find the Xbox really
> engaging, some games pull me along, others digust me. Net radio works for
> me, listening to rebroadcasts of interviews, alt music stations etc.
>
> Barrie
>
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