Contemporary oral literature fieldwork / Peter Wasamba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wasamba, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk literature, African--History and criticism.

Folk literature, African.

Folk literature, African--Study and teaching.

Oral tradition--Africa.

Oral tradition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 pages) : color illustrations, photographs, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Nairobi, [Kenya] : University of Nairobi Press, 2015.

Summary:

Contemporary Oral Literature Fieldwork is based on rich research experience dating back to the 1990s. The book is written against the backdrop of Africa�s confusion with regard to the place of oral literature in the face of the rest of the world, where oral literature exists in conjunction with new literary forms. Wasamba argues that the oral and the written literatures are complementary literary forms. Throughout the work, the author underscores the universal dimension of oral literature as he demonstrates its particular attributes.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

List of Pictires

List of Maps

List of Figures

List of Tables

Foreword

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

Orality and Literacy

Oral Literature as Verbal Art

Oral Literature and Tradition

Oral Literature as History

Functionality of Oral Literature

Growth of Oral Literature Scholarship in Kenya

The False Step

Anyumbaism in Kenyan Oral Literature Tradition

2. Research in Oral Literature

Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods

Demystifing Fieldwork

Multidisciplinary in Oral Literature

Fieldwork Defined

Responsibilities of a Fieldworker

Oral Literature and Globalization

Importance of Fieldwork

Critical Ethnography

Exploratory Fieldwork

Intensive Fieldwork

Supervised Fieldwork

Independent Fieldwork

Home-based Fieldwork

Outward-bound Fieldwork

3. Theory and Oral Literature

Theory and Scholarship

Theory in Oral Literature

Traditional Theories of Oral Literature

Modern Theories of Oral Literature

4. Methodology in Oral Literature

Methodology and Oral Literature Research

Observation Method

Structured and Unstructured Interview Methods

Fieldwork Design

Fieldwork Preparatory Phase

Fieldwork Phase

Post-Fieldwork Phase

Qualities of a Consumate Fieldworker

Fieldwork Participants

Lead Researcher's Check-list

Field Research Assistants

Field Local Assistant

Research Driver

Fieldwork Accountant

Fieldwork and Wellness

Literature Review and Sampling

Rapport Building

Fieldwork Documentation

Interview Method

Transcription and Translation

Performance Settings

Importance of Methodology

5. Documentation, Preservation and Access

Performance and Memory

Archiving Oral Texts

Disconnect between Researchers and Archivists.

University of Nairobi and Archiving of Oral Text

Archivists and Neutrality

Digital Technology and Archiving

Ong and Secondary Orality

Importance of Digitalization

Challenges of Digitalization

6. Data Analysis

Oral Literature Criticism

Data Analysis

Coding in Oral Literature

Textualization in Verbal Art

Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software

Report Outline

7. Fieldwork Ethics, Challenges and Strategies

Ethics and Oral Literature

Ethics and Reciprocity

Omondi Tawo the Bard

Ethics and Accountability

Ethics and Informed Consent

Managing Expectations

Non-Compensation School

Self-Compensation

Fieldwork in Conflict Zone

Ethical Dilemmas

Ethics and Creative Deception

Release Form A

Release Form B

Other Fieldwork Challenges

Bibliography

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789966792518

9966792511

OCLC:

957436807