Annotation
When conducting research or during the editing stage, the audience must be considered and the context must be provided for a better understanding of the text. When a series of statements or terms and expressions are used in the research that create ambiguity for the audience or cause damage to the semantic chain of the oral history text, these sections must be annotated.Design and Structure of Interview Questions in Oral History: Principles and Methods
The Oral History website, aiming to shed light on the challenges and obstacles in producing oral history works and memoirs, has conducted interviews with several experts and practitioners in the field. These discussions are presented here in the form of short notes. The interview, as the primary tool for compiling oral history works, is not a one-way discourse but rather a process based on bilateral dialogue.Oral History Interviewing: Challenges, Significance, and Strategies
The Oral History Website, in an effort to delve deeper into the complexities and challenges surrounding the production of oral history works and memoirs, has engaged in discussions with several scholars and practitioners in the field. These conversations will be presented to readers in the form of brief analytical notes.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:2
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