Background
Mrs. Kersenboom was born in Utrecht, Netherlands, on February 3, 1953. She is a daughter of an interpreter and a storyteller.
(The first anthropology book to be sold with a Compact Dis...)
The first anthropology book to be sold with a Compact Disc Interactive (CDi) This original and radical book challenges dominant parameters of literacy by comparing the oral tradition of the Tamils in South India with the Western culture of printed text. In India, traditional texts are always performed; as a result, form and meaning can change depending on the occasion. This is the opposite of Western communication through publication which is a static representation of knowledge. The author examines the reasons for the differences between the Indian and Western textual traditions, and describes how text lives through the performing arts of words, sound and imagery. She argues that interactive multimedia is the first Western communication form to represent oral traditions effectively. A Compact Disc Interactive (CD-i) - packaged with the book - allows readers to see for themselves how multimedia can add meaning and complement traditional text-based studies. The CDi: The CDi offers a new learning experience that builds on the two-way creative process in an efficient and enjoyable way. A TV set and CDi player is all that is required to run the Philips CDi.
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Mrs. Kersenboom was born in Utrecht, Netherlands, on February 3, 1953. She is a daughter of an interpreter and a storyteller.
After her studies Saskia Kersenboom earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Mrs. Kersenboom worked as a researcher at Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands. She was an associate professor of anthropology at University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam. In 1994 she was a founder of Parampara: Traditional Arts of South India, in 1994 she became a director. She is also known to be a dancer and musician.
(The first anthropology book to be sold with a Compact Dis...)
Saskia Kersenboom married her husband Alfred van Durem on July, 1992.