50-year History of Iran underway
Manager of Negah-e Moaser Publications announced the publication of "The 50-Year History of Iran: sociopolitical transformations 1892-1942".Hassan Bagheri: Had he just been alive!
On the sidelines of the 29th anniversary of Major General Gholamhussein Afshordi (Hassan Bagheri), a high-ranking Sacred Defense commander said if Bagheri were still alive, "he could have provided us invaluable resources and documents about the war."Yale acquires oral history of choral conductor Sir David Willcocks
Sterling Memorial Library has acquired a substantial collection of interviews on the prominent choral conductor and composer, Sir David Willcocks. Perhaps best known as the director of music at King’s College, Cambridge University, Willcocks also held the directorship of London’s Royal College of Music, and published the popular anthologies “Carols for Choirs.”From Khani-abad: On Gholamreza Takhti
A book is to be published by the Islamic Revolution Documents Center on the life and social status of Gholamreza Takhti, the most famous Iranian wrestler in history.Mohammadreza Pahlavi in Documents underway
The Historical Documents Study Center is preparing two volumes of 'Mohammadreza Pahlavi in Documents' for publication. The series will be kept on to 10 volumes.New oral history of William Ruckelshaus, key figure in environmental policy, now online
An oral history of the career of William D. Ruckelshaus, the first and fifth administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, whose career parallels the growth of the environmental movement in the United States, is now available in three locations in the state of Washington.BC Ordered To Hand Over Belfast Tapes, Will Not Appeal Ruling
Judge William G. Young Will Review 24 Subpoenaed Belfast Project Interviews Editor's Note: This story is part of an ongoing series chronicling the subpoena of the Belfast Project.UN launches oral History collection
New York, Jan 20 : A collection of more than 200 interviews covering major events in the history of the United Nations was launched on Thursday at the world body’s Headquarters in New York, and will be accessible to the public through a website.Boise offers oral history training for young interviewers
The Boise City Department of Arts & History, with support from OfficeMax Boise Community Fund, announces a series of free oral history training sessions for youths between the ages of 9 and 18 years.Special stand for veterans at TIBF
Cultural deputy of Guidance Ministry announced the ministry's readiness to endorse works by Sacred Defense veterans at the Tehran International Book Fair....
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To what extent are we allowed to use narrative techniques (however simple) in compiling an oral history text?We asked several researchers and activists in the field of oral history to express their views on oral history questions. The names of each participant are listed at the beginning of their answers, and the text of all answers will be published on this portal by the end of the week.
Validation: Challenges and Necessities
Where does truth stand in oral history? How can the correctness of a narrative be recognized? Does fact-checking matter? If there is exaggeration in the reporting of some accounts, how can it be detected? Is it possible to record an event accurately through the recording of a narrative? Readers and users of oral history works are often faced with these questions, and sometimes encounter doubts about some oral history works.From Revolutionary Circles to the Military Arm of the Islamic Government
In those days, it became clear that certain institutions had to be established very quickly—institutions suited to the temperament, expectations, and lingering aspirations of the younger generation; young people who had been politically active before the Revolution and, in some cases, had been directly entangled in arrests, imprisonment, ...Authenticating Oral History: From Possibility to Necessity
The use of oral history as one of the historical sources has long been one of the principal challenges facing oral historians and those who employ it in contemporary historiography. The development of international standards for oral history, as well as IRIB standards, was intended to address the criticisms raised in this regard. The relationship between Diplomatics in written records and oral history is reciprocal.
