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Harold A. Innis
Harold Adams Innis (November 5, 1894 – November 9, 1952) was a Canadian professor of political economy at the University of Toronto and the author of seminal works on media, communication theory, and economic history of Canada, Canadian economic history. He helped develop the staples thesis, which holds that Canada's culture of Canada, culture, politics of Canada, political history, and economy have been decisively influenced by the exploitation and export of a series of "staples" such as fur trade, fur, fishing, fish, lumber, wheat, mining, mined metals, and coal. The staple thesis dominated economic history in Canada from the 1930s to 1960s, and continues to be a fundamental part of the Canadian political economic tradition.Easterbrook, W.T. and Watkins, M.H. (1984) "The Staple Approach." In ''Approaches to Canadian Economic History''. Ottawa: Carleton Library Series, Carleton University Press, pp. 1–98. Innis's writings on communication explore the role of media in shapi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otterville, Ontario
Otterville is a village in Norwich Township in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Otter Creek with many historic features including Otterville Mill and Dam, Grand Trunk Station, African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery and a park. History Early black settlement Otterville was settled in 1807. Encouraged by local Quakers, free blacks and escaped slaves fled persecution in the United States and found homes in the Otterville area beginning in 1829. Otterville African Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery served the local black community until the late 1880s. The cemetery is one of the few preserved black pioneer burial grounds in the province and dates from 1856. In 1982 during the 175th anniversary celebrations of the community, a plaque was placed at the cemetery to commemorate the historical black settlement. Attractions The Otterville Mill Built in 1845 by Edward Bullock, the mill is run by water power supplied by a dam on the river. The first mill on the sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
