Online guidance on oral history from Manchester Histories Historical Research Project and East Midlands Oral History Archive

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-327
Author(s):  
Sarah-Joy Maddeaux
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Research Project ◽  
East Midlands

Some preliminary notes on the limited 2020 campaign of the Palamas Archaeological Project (PAP)

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Maria Vaïopoulou ◽  
Robin Rönnlund ◽  
Fotini Tsiouka ◽  
Derek Pitman ◽  
Sotiria Dandou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Short Summary ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Geophysical Techniques ◽  
Archaeological Project

This paper presents a short summary of archaeological operations carried out in 2020 in the area of the modern village of Vlochos on the western Thessalian plain, Greece, as part of the Palamas Archaeological Project (PAP). Initially, the project aimed to conduct a significant campaign of fieldwork during the 2020 season, but operations were severely scaled back by limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, only a small-scale campaign, aimed at method testing and exploratory investigation, could be carried out. Fieldwork included an evaluation of complimentary geophysical techniques, cleaning operations, and oral history enquiries. The work—despite its limitations—highlighted the value of using multiple geophysical techniques, as well as proving the importance of a systematic cleaning of the site. Overall, the first season of PAP highlighted the productivity of the research project and will act as a strong foundation for the forthcoming field seasons.

A Sudanese Merchant's Career Based on His Papers: A Research Project

1990 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Anders Bjørkelo ◽  
Mustafa A. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Project Leader ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
The North ◽  
Cooperative Project ◽  
The University

The number of Arabic documents and manuscripts of historical significance found in the Sudan is constantly growing. The national repository for such material is the National Records Office (NRO) in Khartoum, but a substantial collection of photographed, photocopied, and microfilmed documents has also been built up at the Department of History, University of Bergen, Norway. Most of this material has been brought together as a result of fieldwork in various parts of the Sudan in connection with historical research. However, at the end of the 1970s the NRO launched a campaign to collect private documents in the rural areas, with good results. Another step in the same direction was taken in 1986, when a four years' cooperative project between the Department of History, University of Bergen, Norway, and the NRO in Khartoum, was started. Organized joint field expeditions were planned and carried out from 1987 onwards for the purpose of locating and photographing private documents. This project is financed by the Norwegian Aid Agency (NORAD) and the University of Bergen, and is part of a larger program of cooperation with the University of Khartoum. Bjørkelo is the project leader on the Bergen side and Dr. Ali S. Karrar is the local coordinator in the NRO. The 1987 expedition went to al-Matamma, al-Dāmar, Berber, Ghubush, and Kadabās in the north and photographed 196 documents. The following year various religious centres of the Gezira were visited and another 96 documents were photographed. Research on these acquisitions is planned or in progress.

Dramaturgy of the Body: Marcello Moretti's Construction of Arlecchino at the Piccolo Teatro of Milan

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-144
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Houle
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
The Body ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Commedia Dell'arte ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

In this article Gabrielle Houle examines the dramaturgical process that actor Marcello Moretti applied to his creation of Arlecchino's body in Giorgio Strehler's globally acclaimed productions of The Servant of Two Masters at the Piccolo Teatro of Milan between 1947 and 1960. She provides a critical analysis of Moretti's interdisciplinary and trans-historical research and creative process, including his study of iconographic representations of the commedia dell’arte, his observation of farmers in Padua in the mid-twentieth century, and the connections he made between his life experiences and his understanding of Arlecchino. She then examines Moretti's acting style, signature postures, and footwork, both as the international press described them and as she observed them in a video recording and in photographs of the productions. The article, based on extensive archival research at the Piccolo Teatro and on interviews with artists who knew both Moretti and Strehler, concludes with a discussion of Moretti's legacy within and beyond Italy. Gabrielle Houle is a theatre scholar, educator, and artist specializing in the recent staging history of the commedia dell’arte, contemporary mask-making practices, and masked performance. She has taught in several Canadian universities, and is a member of the Centre for Oral History and Tradition at the University of Lethbridge, where she is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor.

scholarly journals Beyond the ‘Sham’ Critique and the Narrative of Humanitarianism: A Rejoinder to Jochen von Bernstorff

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 721-726
Author(s):  
Eyal Benvenisti ◽  
Doreen Lustig
Keyword(s):  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Historical Approach

Abstract We are very grateful to Professor von Bernstorff for taking the trouble to read and comment on our article,1 which is a segment of a larger research project. His feedback will be invaluable in taking this project successfully to its next stage. While we could not address each and every aspect of his critique, the following response addresses four elements: the assertion that we argued that international humanitarian law (IHL) is merely a sham; his description of our historical approach as focused on the domestic; the ramifications of our historical analysis for future interpretation of IHL; and the challenge of one’s Vorverständnis to historical research.

scholarly journals Kilka uwag o narracji biograficznej czeskich strażaków (projekt Społeczeństwo czeskie w okresie tzw. normalizacji i transformacji w świetle oral history)

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 175-185
Author(s):  
Hana V. Bortlová
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Current State ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Through historical analysis and interpretation of memories of Czech/Czechoslovak firefighters who have been professionally active since 1960s until 1990s (and/or beyond), his paper aims to analyze the ways in which his socio-professional group has been behaving during the last 40–50 years. Given that only very little historical research has been done on members of this group, the paper represents a first pioneer attempt. The research is a continuation of previous research projects conducted by Czech oral historians focused on working class members and on changes of their opinions, attitudes and behavior before and after 1989. The author’s ambition is to contribute to the current knowledge of the nature and specifics of the mentioned „normalization” regime (1969–1989) as well as the „transformation-to-democracy” era (1990s) in Czechoslovakia. In the present paper the author outlines the current state of research (20 conducted interviews with 10 firefighters as to the end of 2012), comments on some methodological problems associated with oral-historical research of this group and offers her interpretations of selected topics.

The Schedule of Reserved Occupations, Oral History and Other Methodologies

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Chand
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
World War ◽  
Oral Testimony ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Oral History Interviews ◽  
Second World ◽  
Source Materials

This chapter begins by discussing important theories of masculinity underlying the arguments in the book, before defining the policy of reservation in Second World War Britain and its implications. The geographical boundaries of the study are also defined here, with the areas understood as being incorporated into ‘Glasgow’ and ‘Clydeside’ discussed. The chapter also defines the notions of ‘lived’ and ‘imagined’ subjectivities, which centrally underpin the arguments made in the book, before considering the methodologies used in conducting the research involved, primarily oral history. The chapter moves on to look at uses of oral testimonies in previous historical research before examining the different kinds of oral testimony used for this study, including those held in existing oral history archives and newly conducted oral history interviews. Finally, the chapter examines other primary source materials used in this research, including cultural materials such as newspapers, novels and films.

Presa della parola: A review and discussion of oral history and the Italian 1968

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Bonomo
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Common ◽  
1960S And 1970S

Among the common definitions of 1968, the most telling is that of a collective presa della parola (the capture of speech, or the act of starting to speak). Students, workers, women and ‘ordinary’ people began to speak out and speak for themselves, refusing the established systems of representation and delegation in the name of participation and direct democracy. In Italy, the development of oral history owed much to the participatory and democratising ethos of 1968, and oral history has long been viewed as a methodology enabling a collective presa della parola. Exploring the body of historical works on the Italian 1968, this article looks at the contribution oral history has made to a better understanding of the student revolt and the social movements in the late 1960s and 1970s. Attention is directed to the diversity of ways in which oral sources are used in historical research, to their potential and limits for studying past events, experience, subjectivity and memory, and to some key theoretical and methodological issues raised by their use.

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