Dr. Hood was the first culturally responsive evaluation oral historian. For justice, culture, and equity to be mainstreamed, he understood that these concepts must be conveyed in multiple formats, ...settings, and arenas. He authentically brought what had been in the minds, hearts, tongues, and work of many before him to the written word—he expanded and authenticated history. We, the volume editors, have taken a cue from Dr. Hood's astute observations about the nature of history. As such, we connect CRE's past, present, and future and set the stage for this volume by sharing a living history and sentiments as told by contemporary CRE scholars.
The Oxford Handbook of Oral History brings together forty authors on five continents to address the evolution of oral history, the impact of digital technology, the most recent methodological and ...archival issues, and the application of oral history to both scholarly research and public presentations. The volume offers diverse perspectives on the current state of the field and its likely future developments. Some of its chapters survey large areas of oral history research and examine how they developed; others offer case studies that deal with specific projects, issues, and applications of oral history. From the Holocaust, the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, the Falklands War in Argentina, the Velvet Revolution in Eastern Europe, to memories of September 11, 2001 and of Hurricane Katrina, the efforts of oral historians worldwide are examined and explained in this text.
Actors from Târgu-Mureș in the Ceaușescu Regime. Life-course Interviews From a Psychological Point of View Our research is based on life-course interviews with Romanian and Hungarian actors. Using ...the methodology of oral history, we have examined how their individual and professional careers developed during the mentioned period, what social and integration backgrounds actors of the era had, what characteristics they experienced in the theatrical world, how dictatorship affected their lives and how the austerity measures of this period could have been avoided.
The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) has released new videos as part of their Oral History project. The project strives to support part of the Institute's ...mission, by preserving and promoting the achievements in the fields and sharing prominent members' stories with future generations. Four new TMS members' histories have been added to the existing collection.
Trayectorias vitales convergentes, en suma; como la que ejemplifica la militante del Movimiento 26 de Julio Elvira Díaz Vallina: "I became a revolutionary doing it, without being communist, without ...being socialist, without such ideas, only by doing so, making a revolution to transform our society, to make it better, more just, more humane, more equal» (página 63). En esta «popular diplomacy» jugó un papel destacado el Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos (ICAP) encargado de establecer contactos con movimientos nacionalistas de izquierdas. Por otro lado, se implementó el papel de las brigadas médicas y se extendió el servicio médico a los combatientes revolucionarios; hecho que constituye, en palabras del autor: «it is without a doubt the most laudable, selfness and generous contribution of Cuba to all insurgent movements highly regarded by all who received medical treatment and could convalesce on the island (página 171).
The events of the Holocaust are reflected in the numerous memoirs of rescued victims and witnesses of Nazi crimes. Collections of testimonies, memories and oral history on the Holocaust include ...thousands of early testimonies and life stories archived in for example the Yad Vashem and audio-visual collections initiated in later years such as the Institute for Visual History and Education USC Shoah Foundation, The Fortunoff Video Archives, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Yahad-In Unum and others. In this open forum we how the knowledge from collecting and using oral history and testimonies in Holocaust research can inform current collecting initiatives in relation to for example the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine.
