The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures - 4 views
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Christine Hughes on 17 Nov 11Including the essay and the online recording mentioned here would have made the exhibition more effective.
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Initially, the website doesn't seem very "welcoming." With a grey background and a substantial amount of text, it doesn't invite viewers to explore further. For an exhibition, there seems to be more text than pictures, which I felt detracted from its the effectiveness; further not all of the items listed were available for online viewing. The pictures that are included mainly consist of original manuscripts/lithographs/reports rather than photographs or visual (as opposed to textual) images.
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Overall, I really enjoyed exploring the site even though it was text-heavy. While I criticized its lack of visual images and color, it has wonderful information regarding the history of the interactions between the natives and the Church (and this is likely a resource I will use for my final project, so thank you Abby!). While all the writing may detract from the visual component, it adds to the value of the website as a resource because of its substance. It is also very easy to navigate. Goals of the site: resuscitation of exchanges between priests and Alaskan natives (a showcasing and evaluation of part of Alaskan Russian Church Archives) Produced by Dr. Vyacheslav Ivanov as a result of his digging through the Alaskan Russian Church Archives to examine relationship between priests and Alaskan natives.