African oral literature : functions in contemporary contexts

Title:

Author:

International Conference on Oral Literature in Africa (3rd : 1998 : Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town)

ISBN:

9781919876078

Conference Author:

International Conference on Oral Literature in Africa (3rd : 1998 : Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town)

Publication Information:

Claremont, South Africa : New Africa Books, 2001.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

General Note:

"The chapters in this collection derive from a conference held at the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town, in October 1998 ... It was also at this 3rd International Conference on Oral Literature in Africa that the International Society for Oral Literature in Africa (ISOLA) was inaugurated"--Page vii.

Subject Term:

Folk literature, African -- Congresses.

Oral tradition -- Africa -- Congresses.

Folk literature, African. (OCoLC)fst00928902

Oral tradition. (OCoLC)fst01047117

Mündliche Literatur.

Mündliche Literatur. (DE-588)4131940-0

Geographic Term:

Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239509

Afrika.

Subsaharisches Afrika. (DE-588)4053770-5

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772

Kapstadt (1998)

Kongress.

Kongress -- Kapstadt -- 1998.

Added Author:

Kaschula, Russell.

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Summary

Throughout Africa, oral literature is flourishing, though it is perceived by some as anachronistic to the modern world. This work refutes this idea in its entirety by presenting 22 chapters, which firmly place the study of oral literature within contemporary African existence. The study analyzes how oral literature relates to media, music, technology, text, gender, religion, power, politics and globalization.