Web 3.0?
As most of our work is done online it is important to keep abreast of developments on and about the Internet. Here is a recent documentary by Kate Ray exploring the potential and limits of what is known as ‘The Semantic Web’ or Web 3.0. Web 3.0 from Kate Ray on Vimeo. In a similar [...]
Digital Namibian Archive
Its great to see other Southern African countries, in this case Namibia, focusing their resources on the preservation of digital heritage. Indigenous knowledge and oral histories are in danger of dying out with the practitioners who hold this information, while digital preservation in itself opens up possibilities of skills development in areas central to the [...]
Suspect Reconcilliation
On Friday, I attended ‘Suspect Reconciliation’, a seminar held in Cape Town, at which critically acclaimed Chilean-American author and human rights activist, Ariel Dorfman, discussed the project of national reconciliation with four new-generation South African authors. Dorfman lauded the young writers’ bravery in writing freely and honestly. The discussion turned to the recent Protection of [...]
2010 reasons to live in a small town
Our friends Rike and Doung from the public art NGO dala are curating (for/with VANSA) what seems to be a very cool project. Artists and other creative professionals are invited to submit a proposal by 20 August 2010 for the 2010 Reasons to Live in a Small Town project – an unusual residency and public [...]
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