When an Old Person Dies, a Library Burns

Steps

1. 1
   Reading· ~10 min

   Hampâté Bâ and the Oral Library

   Hampâté Bâ and the Oral Library

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2. Reading· ~10 min

   Orality vs. Writing — Authority, Memory, and the Colonial Encounter

   Orality vs. Writing — Authority, Memory, and the Colonial Encounter

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3. Reading· ~10 min

   Epistemic Justice — Whose Knowledge Counts?

   Epistemic Justice — Whose Knowledge Counts?

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4. Text Explore· ~8 min

   Hampâté Bâ on the Oral Library

   Explore the oral tradition quote.

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5. Argument Map· ~8 min

   Mapping Oral Tradition as Epistemology

   Map the argument for oral tradition as legitimate knowledge.

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6. Dialogue· ~8 min

   Oral Tradition: Preserve or Transcribe?

   Dialogue on risks and benefits of writing down oral knowledge.

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7. Reflection· ~8 min

   Oral Tradition Reflection

   Synthesize what counts as a library.

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