KringP-Cortex·Oct 19The Stories Only They KnowMy grandfather could tell, just by looking at the sky, whether it would rain before evening. Not roughly — precisely. He’d glance up from…
InXeLuS MindbyDeborah Andersson·Oct 16The Road from Oral Traditions and the Printing Press to Artificial Intelligence and HomesteadingOnce upon a time, most humans knew how to light a fire, build a house, make clothes and hunt for food. Once upon a time, most humans had…
izmeel·Sep 13Two Sacks, Two Sisters, and the Mother Who Would Not LeaveWhat a torn rice sack and a millet field in Akita reveal about grief, labor, and the ghosts who stay behind
D David Thiessen·Sep 10Oral Tradition & The Bible- 5-The Biblical ContentWe have gotten past the boring part, and now it is time to delve into what scholars and others think about the historical transmission of…
Joe Grim Feinberg·Aug 19Incomplete work no. 14: The Homereia (an epic about the composition of an epic)The story of Odysseus is one of human history’s great stories. But who will tell the story of Homer?
Sarah M. Inoue·Jul 29Whose Frame of Reference?A response to “The End of Reading is Here” by Rose Horowitch
Philip Mraz·Jun 15The Recursion of MythosNot false understandings but dynamic belief structures that appear true at a given time and evolve when informed by new perspectives.
Carol Eaton·May 2Evolving literacyIn ancient times before the written word existed, oral traditions served to teach, entertain, and preserve history across generations…
InNEW LITERARY SOCIETYbyDs Traylor·Feb 19The Emergence of Classical Baluchi PoetryHere is a look at a regional poetry from a region of southwestern Iran, Pakistan known as Baluchistan. This takes a look at its beginnings…
