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