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"Preserving local knowledge in the Horn of Africa"

 

Date: September 17 Wed.-18 Thu.,2008
Venue: Harari Cultural Center Hall (Harar, Ethiopia)

 

 

 

Title: Preserving local knowledge in the Horn of Africa: Challenges and prospects for
collaborative research in oral literature, music and ritual practices

 

Workshop organized by:
African Local Knowledge Research Group,
jointly with Global COE of Kyoto University

 

Co-hosting Organizers:
・Harari People National Regional State’s Culture Tourism and Information Bureau
・The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology (SoSA), Addis Ababa University
・Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES), Addis Ababa University

 

In this workshop, international scholars were invited to spend two days in Harar, together with Ethiopian scholars and representatives of local institutions, to present research experiences and reflections on the challenges and prospects for documentation and preservation of local knowledge in the Horn of Africa, with special attention given to the domain of intangible heritage.
The aim was that of promoting interdisciplinary research in oral literature, music and ritual practices, encouraging collaborative work among international scholars, local researchers and communities.

 

Schedule:

DATE (Sept. 2008)  
Tuesday 16 Visit of the old city of Harar
Wednesday 17 Workshop opening (afternoon)
Thursday 18 Workshop (morning and afternoon)
Friday 19 Study-tour to the Argobba village Koromi and to Abdulqadir al-Jilani shrine
Saturday 20 Study-tour (arrival in the evening in Addis Ababa)

 
 

 

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