Oral History at the Crossroads : Sharing Life Stories of Survival and Displacement (Shared: Oral and Public History)

High, Steven

University of British Columbia Press（2015/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 456 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780774826846
• DDC分類 304.820922

Full Description

When hundreds of people displaced by mass violence volunteered to tell their stories to the Montreal Life Stories project, they challenged long-held beliefs about how oral stories should be recorded, collected, and shared.

Using the Montreal Life Stories project as an example of collective storytelling, Oral History at the Crossroads rejects the idea that there must be "critical distance" between researchers and their subjects. Instead, it provides an alternative model to traditional research practice, one where community members "share authority" as equal partners in a project. More than a hundred photographs illustrate the experiences of those who participated in the project and highlight the intersections between oral history, digital media, and performance.

A sustained reflection on collaborative research, Oral History at the Crossroads has methodological and ethical implications for scholars. And, as a contemporary model for curating oral and public history, it pushes the field in new directions.

Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Mutual Sightings

1 Interviewing Survivors

2 A Flower in the River

3 Bearing Witness

4 Regenerative Possibilities

5 Remembering Haiti

6 Smile through the Tears

Part 2: Curating Life Stories

7 Sharing Stories

8 Walking the City

9 Oral History and Performance

10 Blurred Boundaries

Conclusion

Appendices

Notes

Bibliography

Index