Oral History as Farce? ‐ Oral History as a Changing Phenomenon

Bibliographic Data

ID20156240
AuthorsI Hofmeyr (0000-0002-7904-5935, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume10
Issue1
Pages31-56
Publication date1994-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Literary Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0256-4718 • E-ISSN: 1753-5387
PublisherUnisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.1080/02564719408530064
OpenAlexW2093713938
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

This article attempts to raise some issues in relation to the broader question of oral tradition as a phenomenon that changes in time. Common‐sense views on this topic have tended to posit an evolutionary model in terms of which oral forms wither in the face of “stronger” literate forms. By contrast, other views hold that oral tradition ‐ far from waning ‐ thrives on fragments, and that its producers are like bricoleurs who go to work with material originally intended for another purpose. This article assesses these views in relation to a Northern Transvaal case study

Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Literature · Oral history · Oral literature · Phenomenon · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Cultural Identity and Representation · History · Music History and Culture · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis · Philosophy

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