lecture 1: the changing landscape Flashcards
the quality of
being spoken or
verbally communicated
Orality
the ability to
read and write
Literacy
Orality informs
literacy, and vice versa
Human society first formed itself with the aid of
oral speech
has been in existence for between 30,000 and 50,000 years
Homo Sapiens
Homosapiens has been in existence for between
30,000 and 50,000
The earliest scrips date from only
6,000
Culture with no knowledge whatsoever of writing or even of the possibility of
writing (i.e. literacy
primary oral culture
Before sophisticated forms of organizing knowledge, our ancestors relied on
storytelling
became more and more
sophisticated with the introduction of tools
technologizing the word
result of when remained in some cultures and societies
despite the emergence of literacy
polarities: oral vs literate cultures
progressed from oral cultures towards literacy when
words became technologized.
storytelling
Storytelling progressed from oral cultures towards literacy when
words became technologized
(pen/paper, moveable printers, video camera
tools of inscription
enabled storytellers to disseminate stories widely.
tools of inscription