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The Voice in Which it is Told: The Importance of the Human Voice in Life Stories and Folktales


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This paper explores the importance of the human voice in the oral art of storytelling: in the telling of life stories and in the telling of traditional folktales. Every teller's individualised expression is created through their own voice and their own conscious and unconscious use of paralinguistic elements, and allows the listener, not only to experience the content of a story, but to experience the 'story of the voice' itself. I further explore the relationship between the human voice and silence, silence and story, and silence imposed by trauma and the contribution storytelling can make towards positive change.

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Importance of the Human Voice, Oral Tradition, Life Stories, Folktales, Overcoming Abuse, Social Responsibility Global/Local Exchange, Creative Thinking.
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Iris Curteis
Southern Cross University, NSW, Australia

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This paper explores the importance of the human voice in the oral art of storytelling: in the telling of life stories and in the telling of traditional folktales. Every teller's individualised expression is created through their own voice and their own conscious and unconscious use of paralinguistic elements, and allows the listener, not only to experience the content of a story, but to experience the 'story of the voice' itself. I further explore the relationship between the human voice and silence, silence and story, and silence imposed by trauma and the contribution storytelling can make towards positive change.

Keywords


Importance of the Human Voice, Oral Tradition, Life Stories, Folktales, Overcoming Abuse, Social Responsibility Global/Local Exchange, Creative Thinking.