Oral History Off the Record - Toward an Ethnography of Practice (Hardcover, New)

Most discussions of oral history method are rooted in abstract ideas about what interviewing should be and should achieve. However, interviews are ultimately personal interactions between human beings, and as such they rarely conform to a methodological ideal. Nonetheless, oral history's complex, capricious nature is rarely addressed by its practitioners when they share their work with the world. The struggles and negotiations interviewers face while conducting interviews - ethical, political, personal - either go unacknowledged or are discussed only with trusted colleagues in informal settings. This groundbreaking collection shows that a full account of oral history methodology must include honest and rigorous analyses of actual practice, allowing us to embrace the uncertainties and remarkable opportunities that define a human-centered methodology. Here, fourteen practitioners draw connections between vastly different areas of study, including Holocaust memories, work with Aboriginal communities, Islamic studies, immigration, and conflict studies. All are united by the shared experience of encountering complex individuals with messy, difficult, and ultimately illuminating stories to tell.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Oral History
Release date:	September 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	A. Sheftel • S. Zembrzycki
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	301
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-33963-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > History > Theory & methods > General
LSN:	1-137-33963-2
Barcode:	9781137339638

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