Towards an Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge Volume I

Pam Hall

ISBN 10: 1550816748 / ISBN 13: 9781550816747

Published by Breakwater Books Mai 2017, 2017

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Neuware -From boat-building to berries, from knitting socks to mending nets, Towards an Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge vividly presents the rich, place-based knowings and doings of more than one hundred knowledge-holders from rural Newfoundland. Renowned artist Pam Hall perfectly marries her singular artistic vision and her exhaustive community-based research in a stunning celebration and preservation of rural knowledge. These images and texts come together to reveal and revalue the local in a time when global monoculture seems overwhelming.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Towards an Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge Volume I
• Publisher: Breakwater Books Mai 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550816748
• ISBN 13: 9781550816747
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 335W x 251H x 22D millimeters 335 millimeters width by 251 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1555 grams

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Synopsis

From boat-building to berries, from knitting socks to mending nets, Towards an Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge vividly presents the rich, place-based knowings and doings of more than one hundred knowledge-holders from rural Newfoundland. Renowned artist Pam Hall perfectly marries her singular artistic vision and her exhaustive community-based research in a stunning celebration and preservation of rural knowledge. These images and texts come together to reveal and revalue the local in a time when global monoculture seems overwhelming.

About the Author

Pam Hall is an interdisciplinary artist, scholar, film-maker, and writer. Her visual art has been exhibited locally, nationally and internationally and is represented in the National Gallery of Canada. She has won national awards for her work in film, as a children’s book illustrator, and was recently inducted into the Hall of Honour at the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Awards. She currently lives in St. John’s.