EBooks (CITD 1993-2002)
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CITD (1993-2002) was a centre designed to facilitate faculty and students with creation of innovative learning and research opportunities through New Media and Information Technology. This space serves as the archive for some of the projects created at the centre.
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Item Open Access The Lucky Immigrant: The Public Life of Fortunato Rao(Multicultural History Society of Ontario and CITD Press, University of Toronto at Scarborough, 2002) Nick, Harney; Franc, SturinoThis book is the life history of Fortunato “Lucky” Rao, a post-war Italian immigrant from the southern most peninsular region of Italy, Calabria. The small hill town of San Giorgio Morgeto sent hundreds of its people through chain migration overseas in search of work after the war. Ontario’s thirst for labour, and more specifically Toronto’s need for construction and manufacturing workers and Guelph’s for railway workers were major destination points. Mr. Rao was one of them. His life history is the story of an immigrant who found his place in the world of work, community and social justice in Ontario. With only fifth grade education, limited language skills but a desire to work, “Lucky” worked first in construction, then foundries but finally found his calling as a union organizer and advocate for the less privileged. In as much as Lucky’s work life and union activity with the United Steelworkers is intriguing and an important perspective on the relationship between immigrant labour, unions and ultimately the NDP political party, the man refuses to be easily categorized. Lucky is the driving force and President of the social club from the same hometown. These local activities are linked with his larger involvement with the Calabrian immigrant community, the largest sub-ethnicity of Italians in greater Toronto, and pan-Italian associations, newspapers, radio and television. He also created his own weekly cable community “Labour Show” with the help of the Steelworkers that lasted for over twenty years. His views of the world, of his status within the community and his activities with Italian community organizations make his story crucial for creating a fuller, more textured picture of immigrant life. His life cannot be seen only as the story a labour radical nor as a country rube sent on a migration journey by circumstances. Fortunato “Lucky” Rao reminds us that in the flow of labour to capital are creative and complex people whose stories need to be heard. Fortunately Mr.Rao has kept an extensive archival record of his life in the form photographs, letters and newspaper clippings. A selection of these will be included in the site.Item Open Access Out of the Past - The History of Human Osteology at the University of Toronto(CITDPress, University of Toronto at Scarborough, 2001-04) Sawchuk, Larry,; Pfeiffer, Susan,Proceedings of A Symposium held at the University of Toronto, October 25, 2000 Also celebrating Floyd Jerome (Jerry) Melbye's contribution to Canadian Physical Anthropology.Item Open Access Monumental Past: The Life-histories of Megalithic Monuments in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany)(CITDPress, University of Toronto at Scarborough, 2001-01) Cornelius, HoltorfMonumental Past is a living text based on a doctoral dissertation submitted by Cornelius J. Holtorf to the University of Wales that explores the social and cultural meanings of megaliths from later prehistoric Mecklenburg-Vorpommern located in northeastern Germany. The author engages directly with current debates about the significance of monuments, events and processes in their life histories, the cultural construction of the past, the character and status of archaeology, and the aims of heritage management. The author's key arguments is presented in a electronic monograph that includes a searchable multimedia database of megaliths in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, links to related topics and ideas which are published elsewhere on the WWW, an extensive bibliography, and numerous colour images and maps. The work intends to stimulate an intellectual adventure and encourages its readers to explore, interpret and linkItem Open Access From Gutenberg's Galaxy to Cyberspace: The Transforming Power of Electronic Hypertext(CITDPress, University of Toronto at Scarborough, 2002-04) Jean, MasonFrom Gutenberg's Galaxy to Cyberspace: The Transforming Power of Electronic Hypertext is the first empirically-grounded study of how hypertext transforms writing and thinking, and impacts literacy and education. In this ground-breaking work, Dr. Jean Mason uses the power of media-rich hypertext as the dynamic by which to explore the properties and possibilities of hypertext as a writing medium. From Gutenberg?s Galaxy to Cyberspace traces the experiences of a group of ?hyper-writers? as they struggle to master a new writing process that includes electronic links, visual images, sound, animation, and other forms of data within a single digitized writing space. Mason?s interpretations of collected data challenge educators to reframe their notions of literacy, points of reference, and roles as educators. Mason theorizes a new conceptual model for the hyper-writing process, suggests applications for pedagogy, and speculates about the far-reaching implications of non-linear ?hyper-thinking? in academic discourse and beyond. In addition to the detailed discussion of its subject, this e-text archives both the study itself and a surrounding web of research materials. From Gutenberg?s Galaxy to Cyberspace is based on the first-ever web-based doctoral dissertation at McGill University in Canada, where it successfully challenged academic norms and expanded the perimeters of doctoral discourse. This study is an indispensable resource for scholars engaged in research related to technology, pedagogy, communication, and literacy.