You’ve seen the picture. Tiny farms dot the countryside like patches on a crazy quilt. The rust-red hills roll like waves onto pristine beaches before eventually meeting the sea. Populate the whole place with quaint rural people, and you’ve got the image PEI has been selling to the world for more than a century. Especially to tourists.
"There's been remarkable consistency over time in how tourism promoters have tried to package PEI,” explains Dr. Ed MacDonald, Chair of the Department of History. “They sell a way of life that grows out of the landscape. Not only is that seductively simplistic, but one can argue that it's less and less true."
Join Dr. MacDonald for a public discussion, “Package Deals: Exploring the History of Tourism on PEI,” Tuesday, January 12, at 7:00 p.m. at Mavor’s in the Confederation Centre for the Arts.
Research on Tap is presented by UPEI’s Office of Research Development.
Integrated Communications has just published an attractive 12-page, illustrated booklet that presents selected University highlights from 2009 in the areas of learning, research, and service. This full-colour document is an excellent promotional tool that is appropriate for multiple audiences. The booklet is compact and lightweight, making it suitable for distribution at conferences or meetings, and through mass mailings.
We are pleased to be able to offer supplies of these booklets, free of charge, to all interested departments and colleagues across campus. Please contact Margaret McPike at mmcpike@upei.ca to order your supply for distribution in 2010 to future and current students, colleagues, clients, friends of UPEI, and members of the general public.
