Yap: How Did You Know We'd Like TV? (1981) (no video link)
Title
Yap: How Did You Know We'd Like TV? (1981) (no video link)
Subject
Television broadcasting -- Social aspects -- Micronesia (Federated States) -- Yap.
Civilization.
Manners and customs.
URL
No video link found. This content is associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library originally recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. No link has yet been found to provide online access and the original videotape has not yet been digitized.
Description
Content Description from WorldCat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/yap-how-did-you-know-wed-like-tv/oclc/925845854) :
Yap is a small island in the Pacific, which fell under American control after WWII. In 1979, Yap got its own television station, and legendary documentarist Dennis O'Rourke captured the islanders reactions to this new phenomenon, as they witnessed American programming and advertising for the first time. Many islanders were skeptical about this new technology, fearing the influence of western culture and values on their way of life. Raising important questions about imperialism, O'Rourke gives voice to the islanders perspectives with his trademarked wit and sensitivity.
Ephemera: none available.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Yap is a small island in the Pacific, which fell under American control after WWII. In 1979, Yap got its own television station, and legendary documentarist Dennis O'Rourke captured the islanders reactions to this new phenomenon, as they witnessed American programming and advertising for the first time. Many islanders were skeptical about this new technology, fearing the influence of western culture and values on their way of life. Raising important questions about imperialism, O'Rourke gives voice to the islanders perspectives with his trademarked wit and sensitivity.
Ephemera: none available.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Dennis O'Rourke (writer and producer)
Peter Berry (cinematography)
Publisher
WGBH Boston
Australian Film Commission
Date
1981
Citation
“Yap: How Did You Know We'd Like TV? (1981) (no video link),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed March 16, 2025, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/795.