Handbook of Oral History

by Charlton, Thomas L.; Myers, Lois E.; Sharpless, Rebecca; Chamberlain, Mary; Dean, Pamela; Fogerty, James E.; Friedman, Jeff; Gluck, Sherna Berger; Grele, Ronald J.; III, Charles Hardy; Hoffman, Alice M.; Hoffman, Howard S.; Larson, Mary A.; Mazé, Elinor A

• ISBN13: 9780759102293
• ISBN10: 0759102295
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-30
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

In recent decades, oral history has matured into an established field of critical importance to historians and social scientists alike. Handbook of Oral History captures the current state-of-the-art, identifies major strands of intellectual development, and predicts key directions for future growth in theory, research, and application. Compiled from provocative essays by the field's most prominent members, this book is an essential manual for both newcomers and veteran researchers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: Looking for a Vade Mecum	1	(18)
Thomas L. Charlton
Part I: FOUNDATIONS
The History of Oral History	19	(24)
Rebecca Sharpless
Oral History as Evidence	43	(62)
Ronald J. Grele
Part II: METHODOLOGY
Research Design and Strategies	105	(30)
Mary A. Larson
Legal and Ethical Issues in Oral History	135	(35)
Linda Shopes
Oral History Interviews: From Inception to Closure	170	(37)
Charles T. Morrissey
Oral History and Archives: Documenting Context	207	(30)
James E. Fogerty
The Uneasy Page: Transcribing and Editing Oral History	237	(38)
Elinor A. Maze
Part III: THEORIES
Memory Theory: Personal and Social	275	(22)
Alice M. Hoffman
Howard S. Hoffman
Aging, the Life Course, and Oral History: African American Narratives of Struggle, Social Change, and Decline	297	(39)
Kim Lacy Rogers
A Conversation Analytic Approach to Oral History Interviewing	336	(21)
Eva M. McMahan
Women's Oral History: Is It So Special?	357	(27)
Sherna Berger Gluck
Narrative Theory	384	(27)
Mary Chamberlain
Part IV: APPLICATIONS
Publishing Oral History: Oral Exchange and Print Culture	411	(14)
Richard Candida Smith
Biography and Oral History	425	(40)
Valerie Raleigh Yow
Fractious Action: Oral History--Based Performance	465	(45)
Jeff Friedman
Oral History in Sound and Moving Image Documentaries	510	(53)
Charles Hardy III
Pamela Dean
References	563	(44)
Index	607	(12)
About the Editors and Contributors	619