Globalization and Oral traditions

Some Remarks on Indigenous Orality in the Amazon

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25029/od.2020.265.18

Keywords:

Indigenous orality, Oral traditions, Intangible cultural heritage, Indigenous communities, Amazon region

Abstract

Indigenous orality represents an important part in the everyday life of the Ameriandian communities from the Ecuadorian Amazon region. It is important to see a symptom of serious threats in this phenomenon that can lead to the extinction of these indigenous languages. According to recent research, several languages spoken in the communities of Ecuador are considered to be in danger of extinction. Effective prevention can be promoted by academic projects focused on encouraging indigenous speakers of all generations to use the language regularly in ordinary situations. In this way, indigenous languages can become the language of instruction used in official educational institutions.

Author Biography

Athena Alchazidu, Universidad Masaryk, Brno (Czech Republic)

Since 1992 she works as a Spanish Literature Teacher at the Department
of Romance Languages and Literatures at the Faculty of Arts of the
Masaryk University (Brno). Her specialization is
primarily Spanish Contemporary Literature. She teaches Seminars and
Lecture series, that are given mainly in Spanish, some of them in Czech
or in English. Her research activities are focused on the following
issues: Post-War Literary Tendencies in Literature; Tremendism;
Contemporary Spanish Novelists: Generation X ; New tendencies in
Contemporary Narrative, Identity Issues reflected in Literature, etc.

Obra Digital No. 18. Comunicación y Cultura

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Published

2020-02-28

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Alchazidu, A. (2020). Globalization and Oral traditions: Some Remarks on Indigenous Orality in the Amazon. Obra Digital, (18), 25–31. https://doi.org/10.25029/od.2020.265.18

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No. 18 (2020): Communication and Culture

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Monographic

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