Talking on the Page: Editing Aboriginal Oral Texts (Conference on Editorial Problems) [Paperback]

Laura J. Murray (Editor), Keren D. Rice (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 26, 1999 | Series: Conference on Editorial Problems

The worlds of readers and writers on the one hand and listeners and speakers on the other differ in many ways. What happens when the stories, beliefs, or histories of North American Native people, many traditionally communicated orally, are transferred to paper or other media? Why do tellers, teachers, editors, filmmakers, and translators undertake this work? What do the words mean for different audiences? How can they be most effectively and responsibly presented and interpreted? This collection of essays confronts these and other issues that arise in attempting to record oral cultures for a visual society. The book contains an introduction by the editors, and papers by Nora Marks Dauenhauer and Richard Dauenhauer, Kimberly M. Blaeser, J. Edward Chamberlain, Victor Masayesva Jr., and Julie Cruikshank.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Laura J. Murray is Assistant Professor, Department of English, Queen?s University.


Keren D. Rice is Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division; 1 edition (July 26, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802082300
• ISBN-13: 978-0802082305
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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