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Jon Sarasua

Personal details

Name
Sarasua, Jon
Complet name and surname
Sarasua Maritxalar, Jon
Birth
1966 Aretxabaleta + Aretxabaleta < Debagoiena < Gipuzkoa < Basque Country

Bertsolarism

Main specialization
Bertsolaria
Specializations
Bertso-jartzailea
Eragilea
Researcher
Jarduerei buruzko azalpenak
Tarteka egin izan ditu antolatzaile, gai-jartzaile eta gai-emaile lanak ere (1981-2000). Bertso-eskolako irakasle ere izana da (Orio, 1985; Almen, 1996; eta tartekako hainbat)

Biographical details

Biography
He studied Journalism and Sociology in Bilbao. In 1996 he was awarded a doctorate for his thesis Bi begiratu euskarazko kazetari hizkerari (Two approaches to journalistic language in the Basque language). He is currently lecturing in the History of Thought at Mondragon University. His articles have been published by various magazines such as Argia, Jakin, Bertsolari and the newspapers Euskaldunon Egunkaria and Berria. Together with Andoni Egaña, he published Zozoak beleari (1997), an original essay about current bertsolaritza. The same year, he published the essay Biziaren hizkuntzaz: Txepetxekin solasean, about language sociology and in the year 2001 together with Joxerra Garzia and Andoni Egaña, The art of bertsolaritza. Improvised basque verse singing. He has encouraged much of the research which has been carried out on modern bertsolarismo.

First steps in bertsolarism

Lehen plaza
Donostian, 1981ean, Balda pilotalekuan, Gipuzkoako Eskolarteko txapelketan