special events:

The Folklore Program's "New Directions in Folklore" Colloquia Series Presents:

"Work of Native Knowledge in the Age of Digital Reproduction"

Guha Shankar, Folklife Specialist, American Folklife Center
Thursday, March 19, 2009
3:30 p.m., Toy Lounge, Dey Hall

In this presentation, Guha Shankar focuses on the national library’s collaborative projects with Native American and other indigenous groups in the area of knowledge repatriation and access. Examples will be drawn from the American Folklife Center’s decades-long efforts to care for, preserve and return archival documentation to local communities. The presentations and following discussions will illustrate the range of social, political and technological challenges inherent in the preservation and management of community cultural history and heritage.

Click here for complete list of speakers in the New Directions 2008-2009 Colloquium Series.