| Description |
viii, 378 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Thomas L. Charlton, Lois E. Myers and Rebecca Sharpless -- 1. The History of Oral History / Rebecca Sharpless -- Pt. I. Theories -- 2. Memory Theory: Personal and Social / Alice M. Hoffman and Howard S. Hoffman -- 3. Aging, the Life Course, and Oral History: African American Narratives of Struggle, Social Change, and Decline / Kim Lacy Rogers -- 4. A Conversation Analytic Approach to Oral History Interviewing / Eva M. McMahan -- 5. Women's Oral History: Is It So Special? / Sherna Berger Gluck -- 6. Narrative Theory / Mary Chamberlain -- Pt. II. Applications -- 7. Publishing Oral History: Oral Exchange and Print Culture / Richard Candida Smith -- 8. Biography and Oral History / Valerie Raleigh Yow -- 9. Fractious Action: Oral History-Based Performance / Jeff Friedman -- 10. Oral History in Sound and Moving Image Documentaries / Charles Hardy III and Pamela Dean |
| Summary |
"A companion to History of Oral History, Thinking about Oral History presents parts III and IV of the Handbook of Oral History, an essential resource for scholars and students. Guided by Charlton, Myers, and Sharpless, the prominent contributors capture the current state of the art in oral history and predict key directions for future growth in theory and application."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Selections of essays from the comprehensive reference work Handbook of oral history, published in 2006 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-364) and index |
| Subject |
Oral history.
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| Author |
Charlton, Thomas L. (Thomas Lee)
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Myers, Lois E., 1946-
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Sharpless, Rebecca.
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| LC no. |
2007031367 |
| ISBN |
9780759110908 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0759110905 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780759110915 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0759110913 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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