Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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This institution has 11 collections.
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Digital Himalaya Project
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A project to develop digital collection, storage and distribution strategies for multimedia anthropological information from the Himalayan region.
The Digital Himalaya project was designed by Alan Macfarlane and Mark Turin as a strategy for archiving and making available ethnographic materials...
Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 20 Apr 2010
Elizabeth Wickett Film Previews
987 total views
A series of 2-6 minute previews of films made by Elizabeth Wickett.
Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 4 Jan 2011
Film Interviews with Leading Thinkers
47,711 total views
Archival interviews with leading scientists, anthropologists, historians, ethno-musicologists, international travellers and others. Mostly interviewed and filmed by Professor Alan Macfarlane, with summaries and context provided by Sarah Harrison, and some assistance from Dr Mark Turin. The...
Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Wed 19 Jan 2011
National Storytelling Conference Bhutan 2009
547 total views
A collection of videos documenting the National Storytelling Conference Bhutan 2009 at the centre for Bhutan Studies.
Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Thu 15 Jul 2010
World Oral Literature Project Collections
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The World Oral Literature Project is an urgent global initiative to document and make accessible endangered oral literatures before they disappear without record. The project has been established to support local communities and committed fieldworkers engaged in the collection and preservation of...
Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sat 22 Jan 2011
World Oral Literature Project Interviews
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The World Oral Literature Project is a global initiative to document and disseminate endangered oral literatures before they disappear without record. This collection contains interviews with Project Director, Dr Mark Turin. The interviews are from various sources and have aired on a number of...
Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 6 Dec 2011
World Oral Literature Project Lectures
2,598 total views
The World Oral Literature Project hosts occasional lectures from visiting speakers on topics relating to endangered languages and cultures.
Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sat 29 Jan 2011
World Oral Literature Project Workshop 2009
3,751 total views
This two-day workshop brought together established scholars, early career researchers and graduate students with indigenous researchers, museum curators, archivists and audio-visual experts to discuss strategies for collecting, recording, preserving and disseminating oral literatures and endangered...
Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Thu 22 Apr 2010
World Oral Literature Project Workshop 2010
6,746 total views
This workshop explored key issues around the dissemination of oral literature through traditional and digital media. Funding agencies, including our own Supplemental Grants Programme, now encourage fieldworkers to return copies of their work to source communities, in addition to requiring...
Institution: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Wed 19 Jan 2011
