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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."],"collection_source_collection_id":["MsC 17"],"persistent_url":[""],"item_title":["Fred Wah lecture on \"The Odyssey\" at at David Thompson University Centre (DTUC) on February 22, 1984"],"item_title_source":["Cassette and J-card"],"item_language":["English"],"item_production_context":["Documentary recording"],"item_identifiers":["[]"],"rights":["Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)"],"creator_names":["Wah, Fred","Homer"],"creator_names_search":["Wah, Fred","Homer"],"creators":["[{\"url\":\"http://viaf.org/viaf/1330211\",\"name\":\"Wah, Fred\",\"dates\":\"1939- \",\"notes\":\"\",\"nation\":[],\"role\":[\"Speaker\"]},{\"url\":\"http://viaf.org/viaf/224924963\",\"name\":\"Homer\",\"dates\":\"\",\"notes\":\"He is the author of \\\"The Odyssey\\\"\",\"nation\":[],\"role\":[\"Author\"]}]"],"contributors":["[]"],"Production_Date":[1984],"material_description":["[{\"side\":\"\",\"image\":\"Uploads/7517/Fred Wah Fonds_MsC 17 g_33.jpg\",\"other\":\"\",\"extent\":\"1/8 inch\",\"AV_types\":\"Audio\",\"tape_brand\":\"\",\"generations\":\"\",\"Conservation\":\"\",\"equalization\":\"\",\"playback_mode\":\"\",\"playing_speed\":\"\",\"sound_quality\":\"Good\",\"recording_type\":\"Analogue\",\"storage_capacity\":\"\",\"physical_condition\":\"Good\",\"track_configuration\":\"\",\"material_designation\":\"Cassette\",\"physical_composition\":\"Magnetic Tape\",\"accompanying_material\":\"J-card\",\"other_physical_description\":\"Black and white clear jewel case with J-card\"}]"],"material_designations":["Cassette"],"physical_compositions":["Magnetic Tape"],"recording_type":["Analogue"],"AV_type":["Audio"],"digital_description":["[{\"file_url\":\"\",\"file_path\":\"\",\"filename\":\"MsC17g-33 Side A\",\"channel_field\":\"Stereo\",\"sample_rate\":\"44.1 kHz\",\"duration\":\"T00:46:36\",\"precision\":\"\",\"size\":\"43.4 MB\",\"bitrate\":\"32 bit\",\"encoding\":\"WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files\",\"contents\":\"\",\"notes\":\"\",\"title\":\"\",\"credit\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"content_type\":\"\",\"featured\":\"\",\"public_access_url\":\"\"},{\"file_url\":\"\",\"file_path\":\"\",\"filename\":\"MsC17g-33 Side B\",\"channel_field\":\"Stereo\",\"sample_rate\":\"44.1 kHz\",\"duration\":\"T00:46:42\",\"precision\":\"\",\"size\":\"44 MB\",\"bitrate\":\"32 bit\",\"encoding\":\"WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files\",\"contents\":\"\",\"notes\":\"\",\"title\":\"\",\"credit\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"content_type\":\"\",\"featured\":\"\",\"public_access_url\":\"\"}]"],"Dates":["[{\"date\":\"1984-02-22\",\"type\":\"Production Date\",\"notes\":\"\",\"source\":\"J-card\"}]"],"Location":["[{\"url\":\"https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/936493657\",\"venue\":\"David Thompson University Centre\",\"notes\":\"David Thompson University Centre got closed in Nelson in 1984; its current adopted name is Notre Dame University College\\n\\nSince the exact location could not be found on OpenStreetMap, the provided link refers to the closest point on Vernon Street in Downtown Nelson, within the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, V1L 4G2, Canada\",\"address\":\"713 Vernon Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 4G8\",\"latitude\":\"49.489145\",\"longitude\":\"-117.301457\"}]"],"Address":["713 Vernon Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 4G8"],"Venue":["David Thompson University Centre"],"Note":["[{\"note\":\"Fred Wah lectures on The Odyssey book by Homer; He begins his lecture talking a bit about ethics and morality from different Greek philosophers' viewpoints like Socrates and Aristotle.\\n\\nThen he begins talking about Iliad poem and the synopsis of 24 books it is divided into.\\n\\nFred Wah also talks about structure, geography, and theme and patterns of these books\",\"type\":\"General\"}]"],"Related_works":["[]"],"_version_":1853670557027926018,"timestamp":"2026-01-07T15:00:01.298Z","score":5.1856136}]