Talking on the Page: Editing Aboriginal Oral Texts

by Keren D. Rice

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802082300
• ISBN13: 9780802082305
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher