Current & Past Events
The Festival Spirit: Co-op Radio & Signal to Noise Ratio
This presentation uses the figure of Edwin Howard Armstrong as a means to understand the negative effects that result from the persistence of commercial interests in FM radio. Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890-1954) developed what we now know as frequency modulation (FM). Prior to his discoveries, FM was thought to be of little use in radio transmissions. His life ended in tragedy due to his struggle against RCA, a ruthless opponent that appropriated his patented technology for their own benefit.
In addition, this discussion explores the co-op as a model of collaboration, focusing on the Rochdale Principles and the Statement of Co-operative Identity.
- host:
- Raymond Boisjoly
- date & time:
- August 29th, 2007 at 7 pm
- location:
- 6363 Stores Road Studio 2A University of British Columbia
- contact:
- [info@colourschool.org]
Host Biographies
Raymond Boisjoly is a recent graduate of Emily Carr Institute’s photography program. His recent work addresses the various possibilities of contact as a form of artistic production. These possibilities manifest themselves in very specific responses to a wide range of cultural phenomena from the de-translating of texts to works resisting mediation. An upcoming work negotiates the visual intersection of two cultures, First Nations and Heavy Metal.