Memoir of Martyred governor to be published
The Only Martyred Governor is the probable title of a book on the life of martyr Ali Ansari by Dr Rashid Jafarpour. Presently the book has been passed to the martyr''s wife for final considerations.Writing neo-memoirs
A distinctive feature of neo-memoirs is their direct contact with war events and the people related to war. Memoirs are mainly reports with thought provoking traces void of any discrete literary devices.Change of Iranian historical geometry and ways for facing falsification
The head of Islamic revolution specialized library of the Majlis library referred to the importance of Iran oral history which this center has paid special attention to and said that we should face the falsifications more seriously.National Oral History Association of New Zealand Conference
Oral History in the 21st Century: Voices of Identity in a Globalised World National Oral History Association of New Zealand Conference 2011 - 2-3 April 2011The 4th and 6th volumes of “History of navy force in Holy Defense”
The 4th and the 6th volumes of the 32-volume “History calendar of Naval Holy Defense" will be published concurrent with the Navy Day, November 28. These volumes are titled; “Roaring of warships”, “Flames of wrath” and “pearl”.78th volume of "The calendar of Sacred Defense history" released
Researchers of Iran''s Army''s Sacred Defense Researches Center said that 78 volumes of "The calendar of Sacred Defense history", which is a 96-volume book, has been released. The collection will conclude by the end of the year.In Memory of Memoir
This book; »In Memory of Memoir «has been arranged in 3 volumes. In the first volume )this book( generalities of memoirs studies - including definitions, scientific terms and dimensions of the subject from the view point of religion, mysticism, history, literature and to some extent social science - has been concisely noted and analysed.A report about XVI International Oral History Conference
XVI International Oral History Conference was held from July 7th-11th, 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic and participated by hundreds of Oral historians. More than 700 proposals had been presented to the conference and about 500 papers were accepted from 50 countries.2011 Oral History Society Annual Conference: 1-2 July, 2011, at the University of Sunderland
Oral history’s contribution to ‘regeneration’ has been wide ranging. On the one hand it has been used as a tool to encourage or improve community engagement and participation. On the other, it has been a tool to inspire pride in a local area or to reaffirm or create cultural identity. However, oral history’s role has, so far, been ill-defined and remains unexplored both in theory and in practice. To what extent, for example, can oral history be the critical voice of regeneration as well as the nostalgic voice of the past? Can the use of oral history make regeneration more sustainable? What part does oral history play in creating sustainable communities? To what extent should oral history and oral historians work together alongside developers and architects?Communities of Memory - OHAA Biennial Conference 2011
In recent years memory has been an increasingly significant resource for many different types of communities: for survivors of natural catastrophe and human-made disaster; in country towns dealing with demographic and environmental change; for cities and suburbs in constant transformation; in the preservation of special places or the restitution of human rights; for the ‘Forgotten Australians’ and ‘Stolen Generations’; for migrants and refugees creating new lives; among virtual communities sharing life stories online....
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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.
