Transmitting history, knowledge and values through the voice is vital. Could it be necessary for us to continue to engage with practices that keep this essence of storytelling and oral tradition alive? If so how can we be aware of what we should be transmitting?
Music: Olympus Jones https://soundcloud.com/gypsiefletch
Kaspars Liepins Hedström
References:
1. Hargreaves, J.D. (1984) ‘J. Ki-Zerbo (ed.) UNESCO General History of Africa Vol. I: Methodology and African prehistory. London: Heinemann Educational Books,
2. HomeTeam History: A History Of The Griot In African Society
3. Hooks, B. (1989). CHOOSING THE MARGIN AS A SPACE OF RADICAL OPENNESS. Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media, 36, 15–23. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44111660
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