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English | Oral Traditions Association. |
Local language | Asosiasi Tradisi Lisan (ATL). |
Country | Indonesia |
Category | UNESCO-Accredited NGO |
Domain |
Oral Traditions and Expressions Social Practices, Rituals and Festive Events |
Function |
Research Identification Documentation Education and Training Promotion Revitalization |
Established year | 1993 |
Objectives |
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Introduction | ATL is a prominent institution whose work focuses on making oral traditions a source of wisdom and a means to build a culture which is pluralistic in character. Consequently, ATL works as a bridge that links oral traditions with society—both the academic society and the general public. We were then a new generation without a “batch,” trying to exist, as it were, between the devil and the blue sea. On the one hand, we are faculty members and researchers dealing with academic matters; on the other hand, we deal with the NGO world, giving advocacy for the keepers, supporters, and owners of oral traditions. Our concern is not to cry over oral traditions as a cultural treasure that is dying out. Instead, it is the call of our conscience to study, document, and defend the right to live of their adherents in order to keep on expressing their cultural heritage. From the beginning, our concern is that “oral traditions may have to face extinction, but if death is unavoidable, it has to die naturally, not because of an act of murder.” Thus, this is where we came from, and to this very place we will return. Then we started to work gradually in parallel with the development of research of culture in Indonesia until now. |
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Contact Information (Organization) | |
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Website | |
Address | Jl. Menteng Wadas Timur No. 8 Jakarta, 12970, Indonesia |
Tel | +6221-8312603 |
Fax | +6221-8312603 |
atl_lisan@yahoo.com |