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Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Orginal Publication Date

1991

Journal Title

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Volume

14

Issue

ees/vol14/iss2

First Page

33

Last Page

41

Abstract

Many writers in Australia have written about the economic and social effects of the written tradition upon the various oral traditions of Australia, but few have addressed the inappropriateness of replacing the oral tradition with a written one. It is wrong to assume that the written word is a means of cultural preservation. What, in fact, is occurring is that the oral tradition in Australia is being supplanted by the written tradition.

Rights

Copyright, ​©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1991

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