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Showing posts with label Itinerancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Itinerancy. Show all posts
Monday, 19 January 2009
Community Conservation Development of Lake Turkana Kenya
Report on the development of eco-tourism as a source of income and a way to preserve the culture of the Turkana and wildlife of lake turkana.

The Turkana nomadic pastoralists of Lake Turkana (the jade sea) Kenya
Most of Turkana are cattle herders, some engage in small-scale agriculture and fishing on Lake Turkana. Their traditional way of life is threatened due drought.In order to assist the Turkana combat drought conditions, water wells are being drilled and the water stored in concrete basins. With year round access to water, the Turkana are now becoming less nomadic and starting to settle. 

Tuesday, 13 January 2009
PCAD 500 Course Content: Place & Identity
Session Two continues with concepts of place and identity. A huge range of art/design practices are available for discussion here. In attaching your examples, summarise its specific relation to Place or Landscape within the context of identity/ies. Remember that texts can include quotation from artist, gallery, designer etc.
Do Ho Suh: Fallen Star, 2008

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