Family Oral History Across the World

Family Oral History Across the World presents a process for memorializing family histories, combining established oral history standards with exploratory research and narrative data analysis. It includes case studies, factors such as memory, emotion, and ethics, and a pliable process and practice guide with input and examples from interviews. It is ideal for academics, professional genealogists, and families. Student assignment slides connecting the book with the Baylor University Oral History Archive are available on the Routledge site.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 286 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Family Oral History Across the World presents a comprehensive process for documenting family histories, combining established oral history standards, exploratory research, and narrative data analysis. Drawing on over 40 recorded interviews with individuals from six continents, the book's analysis system incorporates material from these interviews to vividly portray the experience of family history exploration. A key aspect of the book is the encouragement of readers to conduct interviews with family members and others outside the family unit, allowing for the creation of family histories in various formats. The book is organized into several themes that emerged from the analysis of numerical questionnaire and narrative interview data, covering topics such as changing family demography, case studies, memory, emotion, and ethics. Part IV provides a practical process and practice guide, with input and examples from interviews, for both oral historians and other interviewers and writers, including journalists. With case studies and example guidelines and templates, this volume is suitable for academics, professional genealogists, and families alike. For professors and instructors, student assignment slides connecting this book with the Baylor University Oral History Archive of the 50 transcripts with recordings conducted for this book are available on the Routledge site. The slide set includes an instructor guide, seven assignments, and the corresponding Baylor URL.

Weight: 730g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367654825