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The Canadian Oral History Reader by Kristina R. Llewellyn; Alexander Freund; Nolan Reilly is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Canadian Oral History Reader about?

Despite a long and rich tradition of oral history research, few are aware of the innovative and groundbreaking work of oral historians in Canada. For this first primer on the practices within the discipline, the editors of The Canadian Oral History Reader have gathered some of the best contributions from a diverse field. Essays survey and explore fundamental and often thorny aspects in oral history methodology, interpretation, preservation and presentation, and advocacy. In plain language, they explain how to conduct research with indigenous communities, navigate difficult relationships with informants, and negotiate issues of copyright, slander, and libel. The authors ask how people’s memories and stories can be used as historical evidence – and whether it is ethical to use them at all. Their detailed and compelling case studies draw readers into the thrills and predicaments of recording people’s most intimate experiences, and refashioning them in transcripts and academic analyses. They also consider how to best present and preserve this invaluable archive of Canadian memories. The Canadian Oral History Reader provides a rich resource for community and university researchers, unde

Who reads The Canadian Oral History Reader?

Author

Kristina R. Llewellyn; Alexander Freund; Nolan Reilly

Publisher

McGill-Queen’s University Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780773583634

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Law, American Studies