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43 Language as Archive (Live at the Canberra Writers Festival)

Archive Fever by Clare Wright and Yves Rees

Oct 31, 202461:54Society & Culture

Before British colonisation, there were more than 250 languages spoken on this continent. Less than half survive today, and most of them are under threat. In a live episode of their hit podcast, Archive Fever, historians...

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