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, Cynthia Brideson discusses He’s Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly she co-wrote with Sara Brideson. Read Mary Contoni Gordon’s review of He’s Got Rhythm: […]
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, Thom Henninger discusses Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend. Read Troy Reeves’s review of Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a […]
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 J. Hightower discusses 1889: The Boomer Movement, the Land Run, and Early Oklahoma City . Evan C. Rothera’s review of 1889: The Boomer Movement, the Land […]
We’ve asked creators of non-print and media projects reviewed in the pages of Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should explore them. In our next installment of this series, Anisa Puri discusses Australian Lives: An Intimate History, co-authored with Alistair Thomson and published as both a book and an innovative e-book […]
In issue 47.1, we feature the review essay, “The New Oral History of Architecture” by Kevin Block, exploring the historiography of architectural oral history and reviewing several recent projects and publications. Here, as he embarks on his own oral history project focused on architectural expertise and knowledge, he shares some of what he learned by […]
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, Alexey Golubev discusses Search for a Socialist El Dorado: Finnish Immigration to Soviet Karelia from the United States and Canada in the 1930s, which he co-wrote with […]
We’ve asked creators of non-print and media projects reviewed in the pages of Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should explore them. In our next installment of this series, the co-producers of Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust, a podcast from the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at […]
We ask authors of books reviewed in Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read their books. In this week’s installment of the series, Jessica Wilkerson discusses To Live Here, You Have to Fight: How Women Led Appalachian Movements for Social Justice. Read Joanne L. Goodwin’s review of To Live Here, […]
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, Loh Kah Seng discusses Oral History in Southeast Asia: Memories and Fragments. Jessica Martucci’s review of Oral History in Southeast Asia: Memories and Fragments is available online and […]
In his recent OHR article, “Doing Oral History with the Israeli Elite and the Question of Methodology in International Relations Research,” available in issue 47.1, Eldad Ben Aharon discusses the challenges and benefits of using oral history when researching the history of International Relations and diplomacy. Why is oral history helpful for studying International Relations, […]
