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Orality and Literacy in an Electronic Era

  • Mpe P
Springer Netherlands, (2002), 229-242
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-0570-8_14
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Abstract

Discusses the work of oral historians and archivists in South Africa. Influence of the state on the manner of documenting history during the Apartheid regime; Commitment of the archivist to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission established under the democratic government after Apartheid; Use of irony in reflecting the truth; Description of the process of transcription and editing.

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Mpe, P. (2002). Orality and Literacy in an Electronic Era. In Refiguring the Archive (pp. 229–242). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0570-8_14

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