Practicing oral history with immigrant narrators / Carol McKirdy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKirdy, Carol, 1953- author.

Contributor:

Routledge (Taylor & Francis eBooks)

Series:

Practicing oral history series ; v. 3.

Practicing oral history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oral history.

Immigrants--Historiography.

Immigrants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2015].

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction to oral history

Working with the immigrant community

Trauma

Cultural awareness

The importance of language

Using an interpreter in an oral history interview

Using images to support oral history narrative

An oral history project step-by-step

Savan, a case study with an immigrant narrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781315422176

1315422174

Publisher Number:

99973578085

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.