Research, Training & Collaboration : Publications
Occasional Papers
Our fourth Occasional Paper, published in June 2011, is entitled From Oral Literature to Technauriture: What’s in a Name? by Professor Russell Kaschula & Mr Andre Mostert. Click here to download a printable PDF file (1.8 MB), or here to read the abstract and view the full record on DSpace.
In October 2010, we published our third Occasional Paper, entitled The Epic of Pabuji ki par in Performance by Dr Elizabeth Wickett. Click here to download a printable PDF file (3 MB), or here to read the abstract and view the full record on DSpace.
In September 2010, we published our second Occasional Paper, entitled The Sabah Oral Literature Project by George N Appell, Ph.D. Click here to download a printable PDF file (1 MB), or here to read the abstract and view the record on DSpace.
In June 2010, the project launched its Occasional Paper series with the publication of Faroese skjaldur: An endangered oral tradition of the North Atlantic by Dr Stephen Pax Leonard, a Research Fellow at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge. Click here to download the PDF file (827 kb), or here to read the abstract and view the record on DSpace.
The Occasional Paper series was established to support the immediate dissemination of research findings and methodological considerations in the collection of oral literature. A longer paper which will serve as a practical introduction to ethnographic film making is in production and other contributions are under review. Hosted online as a free download in PDF format, and available through a print-on-demand service, these papers will allow scholars and local researchers to disseminate data sets and analyses through a streamlined peer-review process. Published by the World Oral Literature Project, the series is broad in scope and not limited to grantees. We welcome expressions of interest from any researcher seeking to publish their work, by email to Dr Mark Turin at mt10003@cam.ac.uk.
Special Issue of Language Documentation and Description
Language Documentation and Description is the Working Papers series of the Endangered Languages Academic Programme (ELAP) at SOAS. The series editor, Peter Austin, proposed that staff at the World Oral Literature Project guest edit a special issue of the journal based on presentations held at our workshop in December 2009. We are delighted to report that this issue can be ordered online by clicking here.
World Oral Literature Series
The World Oral Literature Project is working in partnership with the Cambridge-based Open Book Publishers (OBP) to create a World Oral Literature book series. The series will work to preserve and promote the oral literatures of indigenous people by publishing materials on endangered traditions in innovative ways. The publishing practices adopted by OBP, such as print-on-demand services and digital publishing at low cost but high quality, enable dissemination of unique literary traditions to communities around the world. The World Oral Literature Project is committed to supporting the publication and dissemination of transcribed narrative works which have been collected, analysed and glossed by ethnographers, field linguists or local researchers. Forthcoming titles in the series include Oral Literature in Africa by Ruth Finnegan, Voices from the Volcano: Stories from Gaua Island, Vanuatu edited by Alex François, and Ibonia: Epic of Madagascar by Lee Haring.