Union County oral histories at risk as partners seek digitization sponsors for 250th ...

LEWISBURG — The Union County Historical Society, Bucknell University and Union County’s America250PA Committee are seeking ...
PBS

Importance of the Oral Tradition

Before the gospels were composed, Jesus' first followers sustained his memory by sharing stories of his life, death and teachings. It's rather clear from the way that the stories develop in the ...
PBS

Preserving Oral Traditions in Indie Filmmaking

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Western Michigan University

Uncovering untold stories, traditions through the East Campus Oral History Project

Cassie Kotrch, a film, video and media studies major, led a collaborative project to capture oral histories from alumni, staff and faculty who lived, learned and worked on East Campus over the decades ...
Devdiscourse

India's Storytelling Evolution: From Shruti to Drishti

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's Republic Day parade tableau chronicles India's storytelling journey from ...
Live Science

Secret tsunami that struck 2,500 years ago revealed in Fiji's oral traditions

A dramatic volcano eruption changed lives in Fiji 2,500 years ago. 100 generations have kept the story alive. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
Hyperallergic

Eight Unexpected Traditions Preserved as Our Intangible Culture

It’s hard to preserve those things that are not places or objects, but rather traditions, festivals, ceremonies, or specialized art. For that there is the UNESCO’s Lists of Intangible Cultural ...
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Study finds oral traditions effectively warn people about tsunamis and reduce mortality

The infamous Indian Ocean tsunami that struck on December 26, 2004, caused tragically high mortality–from 10 to 90 percent of the population at various locations. Yet in 1930 a tsunami of similar size ...
JSTOR Daily

Oral Traditions and African History

Vol. 6, No. 2/3, [Special Issue: African Oral Data Conference] (Aug. - Dec., 1969), pp. 137-155 (19 pages) Indiana University Press was founded in 1950 and is today recognized internationally as a ...
insider.si.edu

Monsters of contact : historical trauma in Caddoan oral traditions / Mark van de Logt

NMAIMAI copy purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature. Contents Introduction : Different tribes, different ...
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Zimbabwe : oral traditions in Zimbabwe

National Archives of Zimbabwe -- Oral Traditions Association of Zimbabwe (OTAZI) -- University of Zimbabwe History Department -- National Arts Council of Zimbabwe -- The Research COuncil of Zimbabwe - ...