Oral History Is a Kind of Document
One of the questions that have always preoccupied historians of oral history is that: Is there any need to written documents and so on in recording oral history and compiling its text? An overview of types of documents and nature of oral history can answer this question. Most historical evidence emanates from remains of paper, skin, stone, etc. from preceding eras. But verbal evidence emerges in response to ...Oral History Documents Have Interactive Interactions
"Any historical research requires the use of some first-hand resources, hence, written sources, including the press, docuemtns and photos and oral history is another means to add to our historical knowledge," said Shafiqeh Nik Nafas, an official at the Oral History Department of the National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in an interview with the oral history site of Iran.Imperative flaunt of documentation in oral history
Reported by Iran Oral History Site, “How effective documentation has been to pave the way in oral history?” is a subject addressed by Rahim Nikbakht, researcher and historiographer. He said: In study and research of the novel contemporary history we are exposed to two sets of resources besides library references including archived and oral history documents. The oral documents may include interviews, speeches or radio and television programs.The Questions of Oral History Interview (Part III)
Interviewer Should Use Ethology
The following text was prepared based on the call for questions on oral history in which from perspective of one of those who has produced works by using this method, the question "what are characteristics of oral history interview questions?" has been answered.The questions of oral history interview (part II)
Interview Is the Heart of Oral History
Following report is based on an invitation in which history experts are asked questions about oral history. In this regard, one of experts who has published some works using this method, answered to one of questions in his perspective, titled "what are characteristics of the questions of oral history interview?" We will read these comments as follows.The questions of oral historys interview (part I)
A Strong Interview Is Tied with Research
Following report is based on an invitation in which history experts are asked questions about oral history. In this regard, one of experts, as his perspective, has answered to one of questions titled "what are characteristics of the questions of oral historys interview"; Kianoush Haftlang (PhD) presented his responses in the form of notes that we will read these comments as follows.Rationalization of Oral History Books (part III)
Rationalization Is Variable Over Time
Following report is based on an invitation in which history experts are asked questions about oral history. In this regard, one of experts, as his perspective, has answered to one of questions titled "The amount of rationalization and appendix in oral history books". We will read these comments as follows.Research workshop
Practical and Theoretical Techniques of Oral History
According to Iranian Oral History Website, research workshop of practical and theoretical techniques of oral history was held at Allameh Tabatabai University, Faculty of Law and Political Science on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. In this workshop, Shoja Alvand was host and Faezeh Tavakoli was lecturer. The workshop discussions were complimentary of the same teacher discussion in the workshop of New Techniques in Oral History.Rationalization of Oral History Books (part II)
Rationalization Represents the Mastery of Compiler over Text
Following report is based on an invitation in which history experts are asked questions about oral history. In this regard, one of experts, as his perspective, has answered to one of questions titled "The amount of rationalization and appendix in oral history books". We will read these comments as follows. Mohammad Javad Moradinia, general director of Office for the Development of Books and Reading Books of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and ...Rationalization of Oral History Books (part I)
Reliable sources enrich Rationalization
Following report is based on an invitation in which history experts are asked questions about oral history. In this regard, one of experts, as his perspective, has answered to one of questions titled "The amount of rationalization and appendix in oral history books". We will read these comments as follows....
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The Doctor of fly, authored by Fatemeh Dehghan Niri, presents the memoirs of Dr. Mohammad-Taqi Khorsandi Ashtiani, Professor Emeritus and a subspecialist in Otolaryngology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Compiled within the framework of oral history, the work recounts different stages of his life—from childhood and years of ...
