Benefits of Oral History
History, as one of the fundamental disciplines within the humanities, has evolved through time to adopt various forms and methodologies. Concepts such as "written history," "comprehensive history," and "oral history" exemplify these approaches. Written history relies on documents and textual sources for the analysis and composition of historical accounts, while comprehensive history seeks to integrate various sources—both written and oral.Various Narrations and Interpretations in Oral History
In oral history, sometimes the memories of a person are narrated and the topic of discussion is that person; but sometimes, oral history expresses an event or a topic. In this regard, if the focus of oral history is on the "subject", the more narratives we have, the better and more accurate results will be obtained, and the more we will understand the essence of the case.Oral History School – 8
Content editing of oral history should be close to the interviewee’s style
According to Oral History Website, Dr. Morteza Rasoulipour in the framework of four online sessions described the topic “Compilation in Oral History” in the second half of the month of Mordad (August 2024). It has been organized by the Iranian History Association. In continuation, a selection of the teaching will be retold:Oral History School – 7
The interviewer is the best compiler
According to Oral History Website, Dr. Morteza Rasoulipour in the framework of four online sessions described the topic “Compilation in Oral History” in the second half of the month of Mordad (August 2024). It has been organized by the Iranian History Association. In continuation, a selection of the teaching will be retold:Oral History School – 6
The position of “standard language” in compiling oral history
According to Oral History Website, Dr. Morteza Rasoulipour in the framework of four online sessions described the topic “Compilation in Oral History” in the second half of the month of Mordad (August 2024). It has been organized by the Iranian History Association. In continuation, a selection of the teaching will be retold:Works of Oral History and Upcoming Problems-3
Privacy
In order to learn more about the problems and challenges of producing oral history works or memoirs, the oral history website has conducted conversations with some experts and activists in this field, which will be presented to the audience in the form of short notes. Maintaining the interviewee's privacy is one of the duties of the oral history interviewer.Oral History School – 5
Compilation of texts requires proficiency over all types of writings
According to Oral History Website, Dr. Morteza Rasoulipour in the framework of four online sessions described the topic “Compilation in Oral History” in the second half of the month of Mordad (August 2024). It has been organized by the Iranian History Association. In continuation, a selection of the teaching will be retold:Oral History School-4
Oral History Interviewer Should Be “Patient”, “Cautious”, and “Unbiased”
According to Iranian Oral History Website, the fourth online session of “Oral History School” was held by Iranian History Association on Tuesday evening, July 9, 2024. In this session, Dr. Abolfazl Hasanabadi gave a lecture focused on “Interview: Stages and Manners”.Oral History School-3
From Defining the Plan to Estimating the Costs of Oral History Project
According to Iranian Oral History Website, the third online session of “Oral History School” was held by Iranian History Association on Monday evening, July 8, 2024. In this session, Dr. Mehdi Abolhasani Taraghi gave a lecture focused on “Finding a Topic and Defining the Plan in Oral History”.Oral History School-2
Similarities of Memoriography and Oral History; Cause of Confusion
According to Iranian Oral History Website, the second online session of “Oral History School” was held by Iranian History Association on Sunday evening, July 7, 2024. In this session, Dr. Mehdi Abolhasani Taraghi gave a lecture focused on “Boundary of Oral History and Getting Memories”.1
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