
The Oral History Reader, now in its third edition, is a comprehensive, international anthology combining major, ‘classic’ articles with cutting-edge pieces on the theory, method and use of oral history. Twenty-seven new chapters introduce the most significant developments in oral history in the last decade to bring this invaluable text up to date, with new pieces on emotions and the senses, on cri...
Series: Routledge Readers in History
Hardcover: 742 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 3 edition (November 23, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415707323
ISBN-13: 978-0415707329
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 1.5 x 10.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 4738366
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I purchased this book for a graduate class on oral history. It was an amazingly hard book to read in some area and fairly straight forward in others. This probably due to the fact that its a collection of different essays. They range from application...
story, current thinking around traumatic memory, the impact of digital mobile technologies, and how oral history is being used in public contexts, with more international examples to draw in work from North and South America, Britain and Europe, Australasia, Asia and Africa.Arranged in five thematic sections, each with an introduction by the editors to contextualise the selection and review relevant literature, articles in this collection draw upon diverse oral history experiences to examine issues including:Key debates in the development of oral history over the past seventy yearsFirst hand reflections on interview practice, and issues posed by the interview relationshipThe nature of memory and its significance in oral historyThe practical and ethical issues surrounding the interpretation, presentation and public use of oral testimonieshow oral history projects contribute to the study of the past and involve the wider community.The challenges and contributions of oral history projects committed to advocacy and empowermentWith a revised and updated bibliography and useful contacts list, as well as a dedicated online resources page, this third edition of The Oral History Reader is the perfect tool for those encountering oral history for the first time, as well as for seasoned practitioners.