Introduction to Community Oral History

Introduction to Community Oral History
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Publisher : Left Coast Press
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 9781611326895
ISBN-13 : 1611326893
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Book Synopsis Introduction to Community Oral History by : Mary Kay Quinlan

Download or read book Introduction to Community Oral History written by Mary Kay Quinlan and published by Left Coast Press. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book of the five-volume Community Oral History Toolkit sets the stage for an oral history project by placing community projects into a larger context of related fields and laying a sound theoretical foundation. It introduces the field of oral history to newcomers, with discussions of the historical process, the evolution of oral history as a research methodology, the nature of community, and the nature of memory. It also elaborates on best practices for community history projects and presents a detailed overview of the remaining volumes of the Toolkit, which cover Planning, Management, Interviewing, and After-the-Interview processing and curation. Introduction to Community Oral History features a comprehensive glossary, index, bibliography, and references, as well as numerous sample forms that are needed throughout the process of conducting community oral history projects.


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