Practicing Oral History with Immigrant Narrators

Practicing Oral History with Immigrant Narrators
ISBN-10
1315422166
ISBN-13
9781315422169
Category
History
Pages
177
Language
English
Published
2016-07-01
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Carol McKirdy

Description

In addition to the problem of language, conducting oral histories with immigrant narrators often requires special considerations: past violence, cultural sensitivity, and lack of trust. Yet, these narrators are often witnesses to, or participants in, important historical events, or can describe otherwise-undocumented social phenomena. The first book to focus specifically on oral history practices with immigrant narrators, it -gives both the novice and experienced oral historian insights into their narrators’ needs;-provides the tools to effectively plan and execute an oral history project in an immigrant community;-includes case studies, additional resources, and templates of important oral history processes.

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