The Association of the friends of Bertsolaritza Activities area Research

Research

The task of the Research Department consists of making viable studies and research on bertsolaritza. This department is divided into two fields of work:

Xenpelar: Documentation Centre

• Undertake systems for curating of data and documentation, as well as the recording library, video library, periodicals library, book library ... dealing with bertsos.
• Meet the demands of all users
• Publish the Bapatean annual
• Maintain and update the electronic address: www.bertsozale.com
• Continue with the digitalisation of performances
• Complete the Haitzondo data base
• Curate the performances from the Navarre library of recordings.

Research group

• Encourage, promote and/or support studies on bertsolaritza.
• Defining research liens for bertsolaritza. Notable in this section is the Research Map being undertaken, an infinitely useful tool for identifying material worked on and fields for investigatio
• Participate in various think tanks and studies:
  - Finish the Style Book on bertsolaritza
  - Analyse and rewrite criteria for scoring improvised bertsos
  - Update the “Bertso Doinutegia” (bertso songbook)
  - Initiate a study of bertsolaris and aficionados of bertsolaritza
  - Participate in the intercultural group
  - Reflect on the bertso-eskolas (schools of bertsolaris).

Contact for information: xenpelar@bertsozale.com Arantza Mariskal

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