Historical and Contemporary Trends in the Philosophy of Education: Education, Knowledge, and Methodologies

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ORAL STORYTELLING AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CULTURAL MEMORY IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN FICTION

Published
20.05.2026
Journal
Historical and Contemporary Trends in the Philosophy of Education: Education, Knowledge, and Methodologies
Issue
Ta'lim falsafasida tarixiylik va zamonaviylik tendensiyalari: ta'lim, bilim, metodlar
Pages
1227-1232
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.23929177

Authors

Abstract

This article compares the narrative functions of oral tradition in contemporary American fiction. Close reading focuses on voice, repetition, naming, and the intergenerational reconstruction of cultural memory in works by Toni Morrison and Louise Erdrich.

Keywords

Louise Erdrich Toni Morrison ancestral memory cultural memory narrative oral storytelling oral tradition.

Other language versions

Oʻzbekcha
Maqolada zamonaviy Amerika nasrida og‘zaki hikoyachilik va madaniy xotirani qayta tiklash o‘rtasidagi munosabat tahlil qilinadi. Toni Morrison va Luiza Erdrik asarlaridagi qo‘shiq, ism, avlodlar xotirasi hamda hikoyachi ovozining badiiy vazifalari qiyosiy o‘rganiladi.
Luiza Erdrik Toni Morrison avlodlar xotirasi madaniy xotira milliy o‘zlik narrativ og‘zaki an’ana og‘zaki hikoyachilik
Русский
В статье анализируется связь устного повествования с реконструкцией культурной памяти в современной американской прозе. Сопоставляются голос, повтор и межпоколенческая передача знаний в произведениях Тони Моррисон и Луизы Эрдрик.
Луиза Эрдрик Тони Моррисон культурная память нарратив родовая память устная традиция. устное повествование

References

1. Morrison T. Song of Solomon. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.
2. Erdrich L. Tracks. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.
3. Assmann J. Cultural Memory and Early Civilization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
4. Halbwachs M. On Collective Memory. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992
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