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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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09:30-10:00 |
Opening Remarks
Li Yang, the Vice President of CASS Lauri Harvilahti, the Director of Folklore Archives of SKS Chao Gejin, the Director of Institute of Ethnic Literature, CASS |
Chair:
Yin Hubin |
10:00-10:15 |
Group photo |
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10:15-10:45 |
Lauri Harvilahti, The Vision of the Critical eEdition of the Kalevala |
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10:45-11:15 |
Jukka Saarinen, Describing folklore: Metadata in the Folklore Archives of the
Finnish Literature Society |
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11:15-11:45 |
Nicole Revel, Philippine Epics and Ballads: A new Multimedia Archive in
Southeast Asia |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch at Seminar Room of the Institute of Ethnic Literature |
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13:00-13:40 |
Li Jinfang, Fieldwork Recording and Digitalizing on Discourse Material of Ethnic Groups without Literal Text: An Example of Gelao |
Chair:
Lauri Harvilahti |
13:40-14:20 |
John Miles Foley, Digital Projects at the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition |
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14:20-15:00 |
A. TH. P. G. Van Engelenhoven, Archiving What Seems Lost But is Hidden: Documenting Oral Traditions in a Context of Secrecy and Sacredness in Tutula |
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15:00-15:40 |
Sano Kenji, Internationalization and Digitization for Terminology of Folk
Tools under Global Perspective |
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18:30-20:00 |
Dinner at Merrylin Jianguomen shop
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Friday, May 20, 2011 |
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09:30-10:10 |
Mark A. Jarvis, eCompanion Development at the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition |
Chair:
Adil Zhumaturdu |
10:10-10:50 |
Dong Xiaoping, Lai Yanbin, Tang Chao, Ethnographical Writing on the Transmission of Handicraft Professions Based on the Qing Palace Zaobanchu Archives: Database and Digital Dictionary |
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10:50-11:30 |
Li Song, Preservation and Digital Application for the Ethnic and Folk Culture |
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11:30-12:00 |
He Bin, Data Preservation and Indexation: An Analysis on Method for Digital Management of Folklore |
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch at Seminar Room of the Institute of Ethnic Literature |
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13:00-13:40 |
Lei Guohong, Five Dimensions on Database Development |
Chair:
A. TH. P. G. Van Engelenhoven
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13:40-14:20 |
Adil Zhumaturdu, Fieldwork on Epic Manas in China:Archiving and Digitalizing |
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14:20-15:00 |
Yin Hubin, Reflection on Data Collection and Digitalization for China Ethnic Minority Oral Traditions |
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15:00-16:00 |
Closing Remarks |
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18:30-20:00 |
Dinner at Huajia Yiyuan (Hua's Restaurant)
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TO THE PARTICIPANTS |
We are pleased to invite scholars to the forthcoming Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Forum on "Documentation and Archiving of Endangered Languages and Oral Tradition: Researches and Interdisciplinary Approaches” from 19th to 20th May, 2011 in Beijing.
The symposium aims to promote discussions on the major issues mankind has encountered in the maintenance of cultural diversity and sustainable development in an age of globalization. The forum puts emphasis on the communication among different cultural backgrounds and multi-disciplines, and fosters interdisciplinary study with multi-perspectives of cultural heritage research, oral tradition research, information science and communication science, with a basic aim to create better environment to safeguard and preserve the common heritage of humanity. The topics of the forum covers the composition, memorization and transmission of oral literatures, collection, documentation and digitalization of oral traditions, safeguarding endangered languages and construction of folklore archives. The above mentioned academic areas give an indication of the future development trend of related academic fields. This forum has received cooperative efforts of many academic institutions, and active participations of distinguished scholars from home and abroad. |
MAIN TOPICS |
Scholars from several research fields will be invited to discuss the following topics: Firstly, topics related to professional requirements for collecting, documentation and archiving of oral traditions, including digitization process of folklore materials. Secondly, questions related to digital archive of oral tradition materials, e.g. metadata based project goals; the solution and application of computers and relevant technologies in the process of collection, management, presentation, and access; management of multi-languages and multi-ethnic materials; discussing the necessity of digital folkloristics, and the linkage of folklore theories with computer technologies. |
LANGUAGES |
The forum will be held in English and Chinese, and we will make all efforts to arrange translation where needed. |
| VENUE |
The forum will take place in the Conference Hall at the headquarter of CASS, which is located in Accommodation will be provided in single rooms in Starway Sunjoy Hotel located on No. 6 Ritan |
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