📖 Some folktales are preserved almost word for word. 🗣️ Others adapt to the needs of the moment, helping communities make sense of the present.
🌍 In this episode of the Future Knowledge podcast special series #VanishingCulture, African folklore scholars Helen Nde & Laura Gibbs reflect on the many traditions of African storytelling and what they reveal about how culture is preserved.
🎧 Listen & subscribe wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️
https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/vanishing-culture-4-keeping-african-folktales-alive-with-helen-nde-laura-gibbs
#VanishingCulture #podcast
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