Oral History at the Crossroads

Sharing Life Stories of Survival and Displacement

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Emigration & Immigration, History
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Author: Steven High ISBN: 9780774826860
Publisher: UBC Press Publication: May 1, 2014
Imprint: UBC Press Language: English
Author: Steven High
ISBN: 9780774826860
Publisher: UBC Press
Publication: May 1, 2014
Imprint: UBC Press
Language: English

Over the span of seven years, hundreds of people displaced by mass violence told their stories to the Montreal Life Stories project. From the outset, the project’s organizers sought to develop an alternative model to traditional oral history practice, one where community members “shared authority” as equal partners. Together, they challenged long-held beliefs about how oral stories should be collected and shared. As a sustained reflection on this large-scale experiment in collaborative research, Oral History at the Crossroads has methodological and ethical implications for scholars. It also provides a contemporary model for curating public history, pushing the field in new directions.

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Over the span of seven years, hundreds of people displaced by mass violence told their stories to the Montreal Life Stories project. From the outset, the project’s organizers sought to develop an alternative model to traditional oral history practice, one where community members “shared authority” as equal partners. Together, they challenged long-held beliefs about how oral stories should be collected and shared. As a sustained reflection on this large-scale experiment in collaborative research, Oral History at the Crossroads has methodological and ethical implications for scholars. It also provides a contemporary model for curating public history, pushing the field in new directions.

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