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-episode 2-
What is literature?
Today we answer the question: what is literature? We look at oral tradition and written tradition; after a discussion of examples and whether they are or not literature, we define literature.
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Introduction 00:11
Oral Tradition 00:45
Written Tradition 06:24
Examples 08:50
Oral tradition examples 09:38
Written tradition examples 15:48
What is literature, discussion 18:32
My definition of literature 20:22
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📷 Seven Sisters Songline by Josephine Mick, Ninuku Arts. Photograph: George Serras/National Museum of Australia
You can find here the resources consulted for this podcast:
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- Oral Tradition
https://www.britannica.com/topic/oral-tradition
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/storytelling-and-cultural-traditions/
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- Written Tradition
https://www.britannica.com/topic/writing
https://www.britannica.com/art/literature/Writings-on-literature
https://www.britannica.com/art/literature/Literature-and-the-other-arts
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- Songlines
https://www.commonground.org.au/learn/songlines
https://japingkaaboriginalart.com/articles/songlines-important-aboriginal-art/
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- Writing examples
https://historydaily.org/10-oldest-pieces-of-literature-ever-discovered