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Published May 29, 2019 | Version v1
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The Gorwaa language and cultural material archive: an overview

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  • 1. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Description

Harvey 2017 is the result of a large, multimedia documentation of Gorwaa language and cultural material. This talk 1) provides an overview of the contents of this collection, 2) gives examples of how the collection can be searched and interpreted, and 3) suggests some 'threads' running through the collection that might be fruitful for future exploration.

Notes

Note: This talk has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change. Acknowledgement and citation: Harvey, Andrew. 2019.The Gorwaa language and cultural material archive: an overview. Talk given at the Rift Valley Network Webinar Series. 29/05/2019.

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