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The Tale: A Heritage for
Tomorrow
The Role of Libraries
April 5, 2008 |
Mr. Milad Vosgueritchian represented the Arab
Educational Institute – Open windows, in a
seminar on April 5th 2008,
entitled " The tale: A heritage for tomorrow
& the role of libraries" at Bethlehem
University and one workshop at the Peace
Center on April 7th. This
seminar was organized by, COBIAC and Al
Rowad Center, with the help of the European
Commission and the support of Bethlehem
Governate, the Council general of
Bouches-du-Rrohn, the French Consulate in
Jerusalem.
Many important thoughts and experiences were
presented, showing the importance of work
that can lead public libraries and
associations to take this universal treasure
into account. Popular tales are one of the
vectors upholding the memory of live
heritage of people.
Bethlehem Governate, Mr. Salah Al Ta'mary,
tackled the importance of popular tales in
the life of people especially kids. Nowadays
digital technology such as TV, DVD and play
stations etc. took place and played negative
role on the life of people and the social
life end created people without knowledge of
their identities.
Dr. Kanaana, professor of Anthropology –
Berzeit University, Palestine, talked about
the Hikaye "tale" a memory against
forgetting. He brought up one of the main
role of Palestinian popular tales, which is
showing conflicts especially inside families
and relatives and how tales deal with such
conflicts. For examples, jealousy between
sisters, polygamy, mother in law,
inheritance and divorce were talked about.
Also, Dr. Kanaana, mentioned the psychology
of kids and how they receive stories and
tales in special way pointing that, the
sense and realization of kids are dialogic
and not digital. In addition kids look to
things as black or white and nothing in the
middle.
Muriel Bloch, French storyteller, spoke about
her experience in France and in many
countries in the world. Beside, that she
narrated many wonderful tales that have many
similarities and communalities with our
Palestinian and European popular tales.
Praline Gay-Para, French storyteller, began her
talk about the tale and its transmission:
the wakening of a sleeping memory. We have
tangible heritage but also we need not to
forget the oral heritage that needs to be
transmitted from generation to generation.
She highlighted so much the role of cultural
centers, libraries, schools, kinder garden
and parents as oral heritage treasures.
Libraries play a big role in the life of kids and
adults because they give a lot of varieties
and selections of books such as, stories,
tales, scientific and historical etc. The
storyteller (Hakawati) and his importance in
the lives of kids open a wide imagination of
thinking, ideas and pictures.
This seminar included 4 workshops. Two workshops
addressed collecting tales and the others
were about narrating tales and stories.
