| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 271 pages) |
| Contents |
Front matter; Contents; Part I. Order; Reinventing Oral History for the Qualitative Researcher; Part II. Design and Tension; The Tools of the Oral Historian: The Choreography of Techniques and Issues; Part III. Balance and Composition; Becoming an Oral Historian; Part IV. Harmony; The Art of Making Sense of Oral History Projects with a Choreography of Social Justice; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; Appendix I; Appendix J; Appendix K; Appendix L; Appendix M; Appendix N; Appendix O; Appendix P; Appendix Q; References; Index |
| Summary |
Oral history is a particularly useful way to capture ordinary people's lived experiences. This innovative book introduces the full array of oral history research methods and invites students and qualitative researchers to try them out in their own work. Using choreography as an organizing metaphor, the author presents creative strategies for collecting, representing, analyzing, and interpreting oral history data. Instructive exercises and activities help readers develop specific skills, such as nonparticipant observation, interviewing, and writing, with a special section on creating found data |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Oral history.
|
|
Qualitative research.
|
|
oral histories (literary works)
|
|
REFERENCE -- Research.
|
|
Oral history
|
|
Qualitative research
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9781606235584 |
|
1606235583 |
|
1282490206 |
|
9781282490208 |
|
6612490209 |
|
9786612490200 |
|
