Oral literature in the digital age : archiving orality and connecting with communities /

Thanks to ever-greater digital connectivity, interest in oral traditions has grown beyond that of researcher and research subject to include a widening pool of global users. When new publics consume, manipulate and connect with field recordings and digital cultural archives, their involvement raises...

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Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Turin, Mark (Editor), Wheeler, Claire (Editor), Wilkinson, Eleanor (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Cambridge, England : Open Book Publishers, 2013.
Series:	World oral literature series ; Volume 2.
Subjects:	Folk literature > History and criticism. Oral tradition > History. Ethnic studies. Folklore, myths and legends. History. History: specific events and topics. Humanities. Indigenous peoples. Oral history. Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge. Social groups. Society and culture: general. Society and social sciences Society and social sciences. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology. Folk literature. Oral tradition. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Thanks to ever-greater digital connectivity, interest in oral traditions has grown beyond that of researcher and research subject to include a widening pool of global users. When new publics consume, manipulate and connect with field recordings and digital cultural archives, their involvement raises important practical and ethical questions. This volume explores the political repercussions of studying marginalised languages; the role of online tools in ensuring responsible access to sensitive cultural materials; and ways of ensuring that when digital documents are created, they are not fossilised as a consequence of being archived. Fieldwork reports by linguists and anthropologists in three continents provide concrete examples of overcoming barriers -- ethical, practical and conceptual -- in digital documentation projects. Oral Literature In The Digital Age is an essential guide and handbook for ethnographers, field linguists, community activists, curators, archivists, librarians, and all who connect with indigenous communities in order to document and preserve oral traditions.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (192 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:	9781909254329 1909254320 1909254339 9781909254336 1909254347 9781909254343 1909254312 9781909254312 1909254304 9781909254305