ENGLISH 240: Studies in World Literature

 

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Storytelling in the African Tradition
Books | Journal Articles | Websites

Selected Books

Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students (4 v.)
REF DT3.A249

Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African & African American Experience (5 v.)
REF DT14.A37435

African Folklore: An Encyclopedia
REF GR350.A33

Storytelling Folklore Sourcebook
LB1042.L545

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Selected Journal Articles

Adedeji, Joel A. "The Genesis of African Folkloric Literature." Traditional and Contemporary African Literature 53 (1976): 5-18.

Ayodo, Awuor. "Definitions of the self in Luo women's orature." Research in African Literatures 25.3 (Fall 1994): 121.

Campbell, John. "Who are the Luo? Oral tradition and disciplinary practices in anthropology and history*." Journal of African Cultural Studies 18.1 (June 2006): 73-87.

Lorentzon, Leif. "Is African Oral Literature Literature?." Research in African Literatures 38.3 (Fall 2007): 1-12.

Murphy, William. "Oral Literature." Annual Review of Anthropology 7 (1978): 113-136..

Petrilli, Susan, and Augusto Ponzio. "Telling Stories in the Era of Global Communication: Black Writing-Culture." Research in African Literatures 32.1 (Spring 2001): 98.

Sheldon-Heeg, M. J. "The Representation of Orality in African Fireside Tales, by Phyllis Savory." English in Africa 30.1 (May 2003): 103-122.

Stevenson-Moudamane, Veronica. "The African Spirit of Storytelling." Black Issues Book Review 2.6 (Nov. 2000): 77.

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Websites

African Storytelling

African Storytelling and Mythology

Bibliography on African Storytelling

Traditional Storytelling in Africa

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Contact: Rob Walsh, Reference & Instruction Librarian
Updated: October 2007