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Article: MILFORD -- Author Isak Dinesen once said, "To be [Derived Headline]
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- New Haven Register
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- August 7, 2008
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MILFORD -- Author Isak Dinesen once said, "To be a person is to
have a story to tell." The Graduate Institute's Master of Arts in
Oral Traditions program asks participants, "What stories do you tell
-- to your co-workers? To your neighbors, family and friends? To
yourself? What stories have shaped who you are?"
The Master of Arts in Oral Traditions is one of four unique,
transdisciplinary Master of Arts degrees offered by The Graduate
Institute. The Oral Traditions program explores the function of
storytelling in the modern world and the ways that words and
narratives shape cultures.
"Throughout history and across cultures, storytelling has been
used for so much more than entertainment," ...