Constructing the Heritage Archive of Orature in Non-Scripted Languages

An online workshop on the Theoretical, Technical and Ethical Challenges of documenting the heritage of orature (oral literature, song, performance) in nonscripted languages

The first workshop of the project “Constructing the Heritage Archive of Orature in Non-Scripted Languages”, part of the collaboration between the AILC-ICLA and the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme and supported by the Goldsmiths Centre for Comparative Literature, aims at examining the theoretical and ethical framework of this research, promoting methodological shifts in research and pedagogy that facilitate inclusion and ethical practice, and producing practical tools that can sustain future research.

The more than 1000 mother-tongues identified by the People’s Linguistic Survey of India show how broad the spectrum can be of relationships between script and orality in various configurations across geographies and encourage us to focus this first workshop on examples from India, while inviting experts of non-scripted languages in other parts of the world to respond and comment to broaden and nuance our perspectives.

For the programme and more information on the workshop, please visit https://www.ailc-icla.org/events/constructing-the-heritage-archive-of-orature-in-non-scripted-languages-theoretical-technical-and-ethical-challenges-programme/.

For the scope and aims of the project “Constructing the Heritage Archive of Orature in Non-Scripted Languages”, please visit https://www.ailc-icla.org/research/collaboration/unesco-memory-of-the-world-programme/orature-in-non-scripted-languages/