Description |
xvi, 341 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
SUNY series in oral and public history |
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SUNY series in oral and public history.
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Contents |
1. The Death of Luigi Trastulli: Memory and the Event -- I. On Methodology: 2. Research as an Experiment in Equality; 3. What Makes Oral History Different; 4. "The Time of My Life": Functions of Time in Oral History -- Part II. Two Industrial Cultures. Section One Terni, Umbria, Italy: 5. Dividing the World: Sound and Space in Cultural Transition; 6. Uchronic Dreams: Working-Class Memory and Possible Worlds; 7. The Best Garbage Man in Town: Life and Times of Valtaro Peppoloni, Worker; 8. Sports, Work, and Politics in an Industrial Town; 9. Typology of Industrial Folk Song; Section Two: Harlan, Kentucky, United States; 10. Patterns of Paternalism: From Company Town to Union Shop; 11. No Neutrals There: The Cultural Class Struggle in the Harlan Miners' Strike of 1931-32 -- Part III. The Interdisciplinary Approach: 12. The Oral Shape of the Law: The "April 7 Case"; 13. Absalom, Absalom! : Oral History and Literature |
Summary |
"Portelli offers a new and challenging approach to oral history, with an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective. Examining cultural conflict and communication between social groups and classes in industrial societies, he identifies the way individuals strive to create memories in order to make sense of their lives, and evaluates the impact of the fieldwork experience on the consciousness of the researcher. By recovering the value of the story-telling experience, Portelli's work makes delightful reading for the specialist and non-specialist alike." -- BOOK JACKET |
Analysis |
Harlan County (Ky.) - Social conditions |
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History - Study and teaching |
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Oral history |
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Working class - United States |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-318) and index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-318) and index |
Subject |
Oral history.
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Working class -- Italy -- Terni -- History -- 20th century.
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Working class -- Kentucky -- Harlan County -- History -- 20th century.
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SUBJECT |
Harlan County (Ky.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82108596 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850
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Terni (Italy) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81149900 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850
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LC no. |
89026260 |
ISBN |
0791404293 |
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0791404307 |
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