Niall McNulty published an article in the latest issue of SubText, the Centre for Communication, Media and Society‘s quarterly magazine. The article, ‘ Trailing tales and the tellers’, was on the KZN Literary Tourism project, which Niall has been involved with for the past 7 years. Click here to read the article …
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Seminar on the Preservation and Promotion of Audiovisual Cultural Heritage in France and South Africa
Niall McNulty has been invited to present at a seminar in Cape Town organised as part of the France and South Africa Reciprocal Seasons 2012/2013. Changes in the media and cultural landscape, as well as new demands and expectations from academics, researchers, and the general public alike, challenge traditional missions of audiovisual archives. The main …
Grant McNulty presenting at SAMA National Conference 2012
Grant McNulty will be presenting a paper titled ‘New Digital Technologies and Museums in South Africa: Challenges and Opportunities’ at the 76th South African Museums Association National Conference. The conference takes place from 30 October 2012 – 1 November 2012 at Paarl in the Western Cape. Grant’s paper explores how museums might navigate a changing, …
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The Memory of the World in the Digital age: Digitization and Preservation
A recent conference held with UNESCO and the University of British Columbia (Canada) explored the main issues affecting the preservation of digital documentary heritage. The more than 500 participants discussed strategies that can contribute to greater protection of digital assets and produced the UNESCO /UBC Vancouver Declaration for implementation by UNESCO, and its Member States, …
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