CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
6983
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
Source Collection ID:
MsC 17
Source Collection Description:
The Fred Wah fonds collects materials from Vancouver-based poet Fred Wah, who was appointed as Canadau2019s fifth Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2011 and has published 25 books between 1965 and 2016. Wah was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1939 and grew up in the West Kootenay region. His Chinese and Scots-Irish ethnic background and identity have a significant influence on his literary work. Wah completed an undergraduate degree in Literature and Music at the University of British Columbia, where he became a founding editor of the TISH newsletter in 1961, and has taught at Selkirk College, the David Thompson University Centre, and the University of Calgary. The fonds contains a number of interviews, conversations, lectures, and public readings recorded between the years 1976 and 2006, featuring local and national literary and media figures such as Lorna Crozier, bpNichol, Daphne Marlatt, and Stuart McLean.
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
Sub Series Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Bonnie Green Studio Reading and Noam Chomsky’s 1988 Massey Lectures on Necessary Illusions for Edmonton CBC Radio Broadcast
Title Source:
J-card and Recording
Language:
English
Production Context:
Broadcast
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939-
Name:
Chomsky, Noam
Dates:
1928-
Name:
Omer, Bob
Notes:
Bob Omer recorded the reading at the Edmonton studio.
Name:
Gell, David
Dates:
1929-2023
Notes:
The host is long-time Canadian, Calgary born, radio host David Gell (1929 - 2023). In 1977, he became the evening anchor position at CBC Calgary, also hosting arts shows, “Saturday Side Up” and “Sunday Arts.” Source.
Name:
Green, Bonnie
Notes:
Bonnie Green reads "I Took Piano Lessons From The Virgin Mary."
Name:
Banting, Pamela
Dates:
1955-
Notes:
Bonnie Green reads her work named "I Took Piano Lessons From The Virgin Mary."
Name:
Bill [Laur?]
Notes:
Bill [Laur?] recorded the reading at the Edmonton studio.
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:32
Size:
48.9 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:45:35
Size:
50.4 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1988-
Type:
Production Date
Source:
Recording
Notes:
Noam Chomsky's lecture is from the 1988 CBC Massey Lectures "Necessary Illusions" archive
LOCATION
Address:
123 Edmonton City Centre 10062-102 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Y8
Venue:
CBC Edmonton
Latitude:
53.54370
Longitude:
-113.49573
Notes:
We could not find the exact address on OpenMapSreet, so we put the latitude and longitude of Edmonton City Centre
Address:
CBC Radio P.O. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6
Venue:
CBC Radio
Latitude:
43.64481
Longitude:
-79.38816
Notes:
We could not find the exact location; we put the latitude and longitude of this location "Office Building Canadian Broadcasting Centre, John Street, Entertainment District, Spadina—Fort York, Old Toronto, Toronto, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, M5V 3C7, Canada"
CONTENT
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Edmonton CBC radio program: [Bonnie Green?] reads "I Took Piano Lessons From The Virgin Mary" by Pamela Banting at Edmonton studio and The 1988 CBC Massey Lectures "Necessary Illusions" by Noam Chomsky.
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