Title: The oral history reader /
Authors: Perks, Robert.; Thomson, Alistair.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Oral history; Historiography; Interviews as Topic
Abstract: Oral history has democratized the study of the past by recording the experiences of people who have been hidden from history. This international anthology examines how oral history has challenged the historical enterprise and explores the distinctive natures and debates of the field through classic and recent articles. Arranged in thematic sections, The Oral History Reader details issues in the theory and practice of oral history, from the creation of oral evidence through to data analysis. Highlighting the complexity of historical relationships and testimony, this collection covers key debates in the postwar development of oral history including: the problems posed by interviewing, the politics of empowerment, analytical strategies for interpreting memories and more.
Contents: pt. I. Critical developments. Black history, oral history and genealogy / Alex Haley ; The voice of the past : oral history / Paul Thompson ; Oral history and Hard times : a review essay / Michael Frisch ; Movement without aim : methodological and theoretical problems in oral history / Ronald J. Grele -- Work ideology and consensus under Italian fascism / Luisa Passerini ; What makes oral history different / Alessandro Portelli ; Popular memory : theory, politics, method / Popular Memory Group ; Telling our stories : feminist debates and the use of oral history / Joan Sangster --^