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"This book, is a distinct exploration of how educational policy makers, curriculum developers, educators, learners and social activists can utilize the hitherto untapped rich resource of African traditional oral literature and visual cultures. These are epistemological reservoirs and invaluable pedagogical tools in the delivery of content in the classrooms of the present global village, most of whom contain diverse student populations from varying backgrounds. The content of the book is thus designed to help expand educators' repertoire of understanding beyond the hitherto "conventional wisdom", most of which are either outdated or are colonial impositions on former colonial entities. Our motivation for pulling together this anthology was due to the fact scholars, educators and educational policy makers have hitherto paid little attention to the epistemological and pedagogical value of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge systems (TIKS). Our objective has been largely achieved by this anthology in the sense that the research perspectives of the contributors to this effort have enhanced the hitherto limited exposure and knowledge about traditional oral literature and visual cultures in Africa. The torch that has been lighted from this endeavor heightens the epistemological and pedagogical implications of TIKS"--

African literature --- Folk literature, African --- Oral tradition --- African folk literature --- Black literature (African) --- Authors, African --- Study and teaching.

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In a world where new technologies are being developed at a dizzying pace, how can we best approach oral genres that represent heritage? Taking an innovative and interdisciplinary approach, this volume explores the idea of sharing as a model to construct and disseminate the knowledge of literary heritage with the people who are represented by and in it. Expert contributors interweave sociological analysis with an appraisal of the transformative impact of technology on literary and cultural production. Does technology restrict, constraining the experience of an oral performance, or does it afford new openings for different aesthetic experiences? Topics explored include the Mara Cultural Heritage Digital Library, the preservation of Ewe heritage material, new eresources for texts in Manding languages, and the possibilities of technauriture. This timely and necessary collection also examines to what extent digital documents can be and have been institutionalised in archives and museums, how digital heritage can remain free from co-option by hegemonic groups, and the roles that exist for community voices. A valuable contributi on to a fast-developing field, this book is required reading for scholars and students in the fields of heritage, anthropology, linguistics, history and the emerging disciplines of multi-media documentation and analysis, as well as those working in the field of literature, folklore, and African studies. It is also important reading for museum and archive curators.

Oral tradition --- Folk literature, African. --- African folk literature --- African literature --- linguistic --- anthropology --- multimedia --- Oral literature --- Africa --- history --- technology --- sharing --- digital heritage --- literary heritage

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Folk literature, African --- Oral tradition --- Civilization. --- Folk literature, African. --- Oral tradition. --- History and criticism --- Africa --- Africa. --- Civilization --- Tradition, Oral --- Oral communication --- Folklore --- Oral history --- African folk literature --- African literature --- Barbarism --- Civilisation --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Culture --- Eastern Hemisphere

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Oral tradition --- Folk literature, African --- Folklore --- Tradition orale --- Littérature populaire africaine --- Bibliography. --- Bibliographie --- Bibliography --- -Folklore --- -Folk literature, African --- -African folk literature --- African literature --- Folk beliefs --- Folk-lore --- Traditions --- Ethnology --- Manners and customs --- Material culture --- Mythology --- Storytelling --- Tradition, Oral --- Oral communication --- Oral history --- Folk literature, African. --- Folklore. --- Oral tradition. --- Mondelinge literatuur. --- Afrikaanse talen. --- Bibliographie. --- Africa, Sub-Saharan --- Africa, Sub-Saharan. --- -Bibliography --- Littérature populaire africaine --- African folk literature --- Oral tradition - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Bibliography --- Folk literature, African - Bibliography --- Folklore - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Bibliography --- Afrique --- Littérature orale

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Folk literature, African --- Oral tradition --- Communication in folklore --- Language and culture --- Phenomenology --- Folklore --- History and criticism --- Structural analysis --- -Folklore --- -Language and culture --- -Phenomenology --- -African folk literature --- African literature --- Philosophy, Modern --- Tradition, Oral --- Oral communication --- Oral history --- Culture and language --- Culture --- Folk beliefs --- Folk-lore --- Traditions --- Ethnology --- Manners and customs --- Material culture --- Mythology --- Storytelling --- Folkloric communication --- -Structural analysis --- Folk literature, African - History and criticism --- Oral tradition - Africa --- Communication in folklore - Africa --- Folklore - Africa - Structural analysis