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Dasylva, Ademola Omobewaji
University of Ibadan
Nigeria
Research Field: African Literature, Oral Literature
Presentation topic: African Oral Epic Traditions: Form, Significance and Universal Correspondences
Davidson, Olga Merck
Boston University
USA
Research Field:  Near Eastern Studies
Presentation topic: Indications of oral poetic traditions in a medieval Persian manuscript
Díaz Alvarez, Ana
Institute of Historical Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Mexico
Research Field: Art and History of Mesoamerica
Presentation topic: The “Histories” of Lord 8-Deer: Discourses of Legitimation depicted on Mixtec Codices (10th-16th centuries AD)
Dilek, İbrahim
Faculty of Science and Literature,Gazi University
Republic of Turkey
Research Field: Turkish Folklore Especially Siberia Turkish Folklore; Turkish Epics; Turkish Tales
Presentation topic: Mythos-epos Relationship in Siberian Turkish Epics
Dawut, Rahile
Xinjiang University
China
Research field: Uyghur folklore and culture,digitalization of folk culture in Xinjiang
Presentation topic: Documenting and Constructing Comprehensive Database of Epic Oral Narratives (Dastan) of Uyghur, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
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Elmer, David Franklin
Harvard University
USA
Research Field: Ancient Greek epic, South Slavic epic
Presentation topic: Consensus, Collective Decision-Making, and the Shaping of the Iliad: Ancient Greek Reflections on Sustaining Epic Tradition
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Feng, Wenkai
College of Liberal Arts and Journalism, Inner Mongolia University
China
Oral tradition and history of scholarship in epic studies

Presentation topic: Relations between Chinese Epic Studies and Scholars’ Knowledge Construction: From the Late 19th Century to the Early 21st Century
Funk, Dmitry
Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia
Research Field: Social/cultural anthropology
Presentation topic: Resources of a Digital Text Corpus in Analysing Heroic Epics of the Shors
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Gao, Hehong
Institute of Ethnic Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
China
Research Field: Manchu traditional storytelling, Oral traditions of Ethnic Groups in Northeast China
Presentation topic: Literate as Storyteller: A Study of Traditional Bearers
Garner, Lori
Rhodes College
USA
Research Field: Medieval English Literature
Presentation topic: Healing Charms, Sustainability, and the Old English Epic Tradition
Gelaye, Getie
Department of African and Ethiopian Studies, Asia-Africa-Institute, Hamburg University
German
Research Field: African Oral Literature, Ethiopian Oral Poetry, Heroic Recitals and Praise Poetry, Popular Culture and Musical Performances, etc.
Presentation topic: Documenting and Preserving “Qärärto and Fukkära”: ‘Heroic Recitals’ and ‘Warriors’ Poetry’ - Two Popular Poetic Traditions in Ethiopian
Gong, Yushu
Research Center for Eastern Literature, Peking University
China
Research Filed: Assyriology
Presentation topic: Interpreting the Sumerian Epic Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
Guo, Xiaohong
Qinghai University for Nationalities
China
Research Field: Tibetan epic, religious music and music history
Presentation topic: Research Report to Gesar Rap Morphological Case: Example from Yushu Gesar Artists’ concert