Submitted by administrator on Wed, 07/08/2009 - 13:23
Prof. Timothy Kennedy, Chair of Communication at the University of Tampa, FL, will discuss the different roles a change agent or community organizer can play based on his past experiences and life story. Kennedy most recently published “Where the Rivers Meet the Sky: A Collaborative Approach to Participatory Development” (Southbound, 2009), and is the author of the 2006 book “Midnight Son: A Tribute to John Lee Hooker” (University of Tampa Press).
Where the River Meets the Sky details Kennedy’s work as a VISTA volunteer in the arctic village of Noorvik in the mid-1960s. Ultimately, Kennedy spent 11 years in Alaska developing communication between remote Eskimo villages and the government using videography. The Sky River Project, as the program was known, was very successful and has been adapted around the world in countries like India and South Africa.
President Barack Obama, in a letter dated May 4, 2009, writes: “I greatly appreciate … Professor Kennedy’s background and work. I noted Professor Kennedy’s assessment of the importance of human factors in effective social mobilization drawn from his field experience in Native Alaskan villages”.
Kennedy is a pioneering expert in the field of development communication, the concept of using modern communication technology to assist emerging peoples in governance.
View the pdf announcement here.
Prof. Timothy Kennedy, Chair of Communication at the University of Tampa, FL, will discuss the different roles a change agent or community organizer can play based on his past experiences and life story. Kennedy most recently published “Where the Rivers Meet the Sky: A Collaborative Approach to Participatory Development” (Southbound, 2009), and is the author of the 2006 book “Midnight Son: A Tribute to John Lee Hooker” (University of Tampa Press).
Where the River Meets the Sky details Kennedy’s work as a VISTA volunteer in the arctic village of Noorvik in the mid-1960s. Ultimately, Kennedy spent 11 years in Alaska developing communication between remote Eskimo villages and the government using videography. The Sky River Project, as the program was known, was very successful and has been adapted around the world in countries like India and South Africa.
President Barack Obama, in a letter dated May 4, 2009, writes: “I greatly appreciate … Professor Kennedy’s background and work. I noted Professor Kennedy’s assessment of the importance of human factors in effective social mobilization drawn from his field experience in Native Alaskan villages”.
Kennedy is a pioneering expert in the field of development communication, the concept of using modern communication technology to assist emerging peoples in governance.
View the pdf announcement here.
Start Time:
Thu, 10/08/2009 - 16:00 - 18:00