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Alistair Thomson, Alexander Freund, Robert Perks - The Oral History Reader, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

The Oral History Reader

Av Alistair Thomson, Alexander Freund, Robert Perks

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The Oral History Reader is a comprehensive, international anthology combining major ‘classic’ articles with cutting edge pieces on the theory, method and use of oral history. Including twenty-eight new chapters published since the third edition of the Reader, this edition introduces the most significant developments in oral history bringing this invaluable text up to date. Reflecting the global reach of oral history, the Reader not only includes a strong selection of writings from North America, Britain and Australasia, but also authors from continental Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia.Arranged in five thematic sections, each with an introduction by the editors to contextualise the selection and review relevant literature, the chapters draw upon diverse oral history experiences to examine issues including:• First-hand reflections on alternative approaches to recording oral histories, and issues posed by the oral history relationship• The nature of memory and its significance in oral history• Practical and ethical issues in the interpretation, presentation and public use of oral testimonies• How oral history projects involve diverse communities and contribute to research and understanding about the past• The challenge and contributions of oral history projects committed to advocacy and empowerment.• Artificial intelligence and innovative digital technologies, indigenous and decolonised oral history, climate crises and environmental history, trauma, danger and ethics, the afterlives of violence, and remote interviewing.With a revised and updated bibliography and useful contacts list, as well as a dedicated online resource page, this fourth 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.
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Alistair Thomson is Emeritus Professor of History at Monash University in Australia and was previously Professor of Oral History at the University of Sussex in England. He has served as President of Oral History Australia and of the International Oral History Association and has published thirteen oral history books.Alexander Freund is Professor of History and Chair in German-Canadian Studies at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. He co-founded the UWinnipeg Oral History Center and founded the German-Canadian Archive at the UWinnipeg. He is the author of Being German-Canadian: History, Memory, and Generations (2021), and is currently researching oral history and power, refugees in post-1945 Winnipeg, and immigrant fathers and their Canadian-born sons.Robert Perks has been Secretary of the UK Oral History Society and an editor of Oral History journal since the late 1980s. After an early career as a museum curator and in television, from 1988 until 2021 he was Lead Curator of Oral History and Director of National Life Stories at the British Library. Over forty years he has been an advisor to oral history projects in the UK and around the globe, notably in Ukraine, Russia, India, Greece, Ireland and China.

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"The fourth edition of The Oral History Reader is a dazzling collection of writings from practitioners in the field. Thompson, Freund and Perks have identified the critical signposts that mark conceptual shifts and new theoretical directions in oral history. Alongside key concepts that shape interviewing, interpretation of memories, and empowerment that ground our practice, this new edition adds new reflections on the globalization of oral history, the call to indigenize and decolonize oral history, and offers us ways of understanding the challenges and opportunities presented by AI to our field. This book is certain to inspire practitioners of our craft from across the world."Indira Chowdhury, Oral Historian, Bengaluru, India“Oral history has reshaped the way we understand the past by centering the voices of ordinary people and redefining historical evidence, authority, and memory. Now a thriving global and interdisciplinary field, it continues to innovate through public engagement, decolonization, advocacy, and emerging technologies. The fourth edition of The Oral History Reader showcases this remarkable evolution wonderfully and reaffirms its place as an essential guide to oral history theory and practice, relied upon by students, scholars, and practitioners for more than a generation.”Stephen M. Sloan, Professor of History, Executive Director of the Oral History Association“The Oral History Reader has become an indispensable guide to practice and theory in an international context. This updated edition is no exception, responding to critical developments in the field including decolonial and indigenous oral history and the challenges and opportunities of AI and digital technologies. Invaluable to students and experienced practitioners alike.”Lynn Abrams, University of Glasgow"The Oral History Reader is an excellent anthology of classic and recent writing, providing a comprehensive overview of critical and emerging debates in oral theory and practice. This updated edition reflects the rich variety and global nature of oral history research and highlights vital developments in the field over the last decade, including efforts to indigenise and decolonise oral history and engage with the advent of AI. The Oral History Reader is an essential and timely resource for all students, teachers and researchers using oral history."Jennifer Harding, Professor of Media and Culture, London Metropolitan University

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