Orality 2.0 (March 2009 Podcaster/Vidcaster Meetup) March 18, 2009

People tell stories. Where our ancestors told stories around the fire, contemporary storytellers are using iTunes and YouTube to continue our storytelling tradition. Join us at the next Podcasters Meetup where digital story teller James Chutter, fresh on the heals of his Northern Voice appearance, talks about stories, culture and technology.

Are you producing digital content? Come and hear about the long and honourable storytelling tradition you're a part of and perhaps get a few new ideas for attaining the next level! Do you want to produce digital content? Come and discover the rich and diverse options you have for realizing your creative vision!

James' presentation at Northern Voice was very well received and we're pleased he'll be speaking at our next meeting at La Fontana Cafe.

Agenda:
6:00pm Meet & Greet/Introductions
6:30pm Main Presentation: Orality 2.0 by James Chutter

Orality 2.0:
Social integration into the Internet and the growth of online social networks are changing the way we sit around the fire and share our stories. James will provide insights into the evolution of the tool and platform of online social media by, placing it into a historical context, surveying its recent past and forecasting on its future impact. This will be viewed in the context of how different technologies affects the stories we tell from an oral culture, to a print culture, to a technology culture and back to a Web 2.0 networked culture.

James Chutter:
James’ activities and work includes working as a professional photographer, actor, film maker (Dean’s Honors grad of the venerable NYU Film School,) blogger, digital cultivator and most importantly the original Corporate Hipster. Amidst all this James has completed his masters of applied arts. His thesis on the evolution of the oral storytelling tradition in a digital world is a fascinating study of past and present modes of storytelling used by society. He combines inspiration from fine art sculptors, and remix DJs which he contextualizes within contemporary media theory and current blogger buzz.

The Venue:
La Fontana Cafe is on the Vancouver/Burnaby border at Boundary and Hastings, near the PNE. With easy bus access, it's 2 blocks east of the Kootenay Transit Loop.