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A culture of silence: modes of objectification and the silencing of disabled bodies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Throughout history different practices have attempted to silence the experiences of disabled people. In this paper we explore some of these practices including the medical, familial, and self-subjugating practices English-speaking Canadian polio ...
Fady Shanouda   +13 more
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La nocturnité au quotidien chez les Indiens tseltal du Chiapas (Mexique)

open access: yesAteliers d'Anthropologie, 2020
This analysis invites us to scrutinise the Tseltal night from the perspective of its role as an agent of behaviours, thoughts, attitudes, and corporeal habits among these natives of the Mexican Highlands.As the home of sleep, night enables the dreamer to
Aurore Monod Becquelin, Marie Chosson
doaj   +1 more source

Documentation of Palu'e; Storytelling and folklore

open access: yesWacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, 2018
This paper presents Palu'e storytelling on the basis of the on-going work with the Palu'e audio collection, created in the context of language/oral traditions documentation.
Stefan Danerek
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The Loss of Oral Traditions in the Far East Russia: Future of the Community

open access: yesGe-conservación, 2017
This paper investigates the issues threatening the existence of oral traditions and expressions, a strong element of Intangible Cultural Heritage of indigenous nations in Russian Federation and discusses the consequences for the associated communities of
Anastasiia Stepanovna Chuguevskaia
doaj   +1 more source

Empowering Rural Citizen Journalism Via Web 2.0 Technologies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Once acquainted with the modern information and communication tools made available with the advent of the Internet, five Brazilian rural communities participating in a pilot project to develop a self-sustaining telecenter model, engaged in citizen ...
Albuquerque, Ana M.   +3 more
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Amharic Folkloric Oral Traditions: Collections for Insiders and for Outsiders

open access: yesAethiopica, 2023
The two books of Amharic proverbs and the book of Amharic riddles under review document Amharic oral traditions far beyond what others have done previously. They all build on previous scholarship. In addition, each one adds new examples to what has been
Peter Unseth, Bitania
doaj   +5 more sources

A “Fishy Tale”? The Fisher Hugheses of Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland: Oral tradition to Documented Genealogy

open access: yesGenealogy, 2017
The surname HUGHES (several spelling variants) was numerous amongst the fishers recorded in 19th century censuses for Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. A twentieth-century oral tradition in at least one HUGHES branch held that the family fished in Pittenweem ...
Jenny Swanson
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Observations of red-giant variable stars by Aboriginal Australians

open access: yes, 2017
Aboriginal Australians carefully observe the properties and positions of stars, including both overt and subtle changes in their brightness, for subsistence and social application. These observations are encoded in oral tradition.
Allen R. H.   +48 more
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Oral Tradition

open access: yesOral Tradition, 2003
Abstract It is Often overlooked that early modern antiquaries relied to a great extent not only on manuscript and archaeological material, but also on a variety of oral sources ranging from popular traditions to the personal recollections of the aged.
openaire   +3 more sources

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