We ask authors of projects reviewed in Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read their projects. In our latest installment of the series, Amy C. Evans discusses her project Houston’s Underbelly. Lauren Jacobsen-Bridges’ review of Houston’s Underbelly is available online and in OHR issue 48.2. What’s it about and why does it matter? […]
In the first of two installments, Benjamin Dangl writes about the Taller de Historia Oral Andina and how a small group of Indigenous Bolivian activists have been using oral history to decolonize their collective past since 1983. By Benjamin Dangl At the top of a winding street in La Paz, Bolivia, heading up from the […]
Our new issue 48.2 focused on ethics in oral history features Liz Strong’s article, “Shifting Focus: Interviewers Share Advice on Protecting Themselves from Harm,” about distinct challenges faced by oral historians in their work. She outlines key structures of support to address such challenges, concluding with ways to apply those structures during project design, while […]
We ask authors of books reviewed in Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read their books. In our latest installment of the series, Peipei Qiu discusses her book Chinese Comfort Women: Testimonies from Imperial Japan’s Sex Slaves. Allison K. Tracy-Taylor’s review of Chinese Comfort Women is available online and in OHR […]
We ask authors of books reviewed in Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read their books. In our latest installment of the series, Phil Lesak discusses his book Friendship Without Borders. Kimberly A. Redding’s review of Friendship Without Borders is available online and will appear in the forthcoming issue 48.2. […]
We’ve asked authors of books that are going to be reviewed in the upcoming edition of the Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read them. In our latest installment of the series, Anne Balay discusses her book Semi Queer: Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers Michael […]
We ask authors of books reviewed in Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read their books. In our latest installment of the series, Enrique Buelna discusses his book Chicano Communists and the Struggle for Social Justice. Read José Miguel Chávez Leyva’s review of Chicano Communists. What’s it about and why does […]
We ask authors of books reviewed in Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read their books. In our latest installment of the series, Michael Koskey discusses Through Their Eyes: A History of Eagle, Circle, and Central, co-edited with Laurel Tyrrell, and Varpu Lotvonen. Read Miriam Laytner’s review of Through Their Eyes online and […]
Our new issue 48.1 features Mia Martin Hobbs’s article, “(Un)Naming: Ethics, Agency, and Anonymity in Oral Histories with Veteran-Narrators,” about the complexities of anonymizing oral histories and their subsequent interpretation, arguing that “(un)naming” changes the nature of consent, and requires careful consideration of power dynamics, especially in our era of digital oral history. We interviewed […]
In our upcoming issue, Alison Chand explores what happens when the same oral history narrator is interviewed on separate occasions by different interviewers. Her findings in “Same Interviewee, Different Interviewer: Researching Intersubjectivity in Studies of the Reserved Occupations in the Second World War” shed light on concepts including memory, composure, and intersubjectivity. In our author […]
