scholarly journals Oral Histories, Public Engagement and the Making of Positive in Prison

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 211-223
Author(s):  
Janet Weston
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Oral Histories ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
History Of ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Hiv Aids

Abstract How might creative practices surrounding oral history contribute to public engagement and to historical research itself? These questions are considered here through a reflective account of the making of the audio drama Positive in Prison: HIV Stories from a Dublin Jail. Positive in Prison is based on oral histories of HIV/AIDS in the Republic of Ireland, gathered in 2016–17 as part of the Wellcome Trust-funded project ‘Prisons, Medical Care and Entitlement to Health in England and Ireland, 1850–2000’. This piece reviews the processes and practical considerations behind the making of the audio drama and its associated launch events, alongside a summary of the history of HIV/AIDS and of prisons that was being produced and shared. It also offers reflections on the advantages and disadvantages of this particular project in relation to public engagement, the uses of oral histories, and creative history-telling.

Oral History and the Business History of Emerging Markets

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEOFFREY JONES ◽  
RACHAEL COMUNALE
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Business History ◽  
Oral Histories ◽  
Sensitive Topics ◽  
History Of ◽  
Shed Light

This article highlights the benefits that rigorous use of oral history can offer to research on the contemporary business history of emerging markets. Oral history can help fill some of the major information voids arising from the absence of a strong tradition of creating and making accessible corporate archives in most countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It also permits a level of nuance that is hard to obtain even if written archives are accessible. Oral histories provide insights into why events did not occur, and why companies have chosen certain industries over others. Oral history can also shed light on hyper-sensitive topics, such corruption, which are rarely formally documented.

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 Education in Kazakhstan in the 1920s

2021 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
O.H. Mukhatova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Central State ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
History Of ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
The Republic ◽  
State Archives

The article describes the history of education in Kazakhstan in the 1920s on the basis of an analysis of valuable documents stored in the archives of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Central State Archives and the State Regional Archives of the Kyzylorda Region. Also, it considers new views and scientific conceptual conclusions approved in the domestic historical science. The author presents the advantages and disadvantages of Soviet education in Kazakhstan more than ten years after the establishment of Soviet power. There are analyzed important documents of the revolutionary reorganization of public education in the article. There are revealed essence and content of the decisions of the commissariat of public education on the formation and development of the education system in the region. The author describes the formation of schools of the I and II stages, seven-year education, schools - communes. The article shows the number of schools in Kazakhstan in the 1920-1921 academic year and students, the amount of funds allocated from the budget. There are shown processes of formation and development of the Leninist labor school. There are revealed directions and results of political and educational work in the field of education. According to archival sources, there are considered such problems as lack of school premises and personnel. The article considers the growth in the number of schools and students. The author studied state of education in secondary specialized and higher educational institutions. The author highlighted a problem of training of personnel necessary for the sphere of education in secondary vocational and higher educational institutions. The article provides information about the elimination of illiteracy, the transition to the Latin alphabet, the publication of textbooks, developed curricula for disciplines. There is presented a work of local departments of public education on the issue of new textbooks for Kazakh schools in the article

Tarakkvlkv (Land of Palms)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Mahoney
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Settlement Patterns ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Oral Histories ◽  
History Of ◽  
The U.S

The recent history of the Brighton reservation is contained in the settlement patterns of the camps established by the various groups moving onto lands of a hostile government. Collective memory is transferred through oral histories, but the patterns that emerge can be viewed through a broad temporal lens to reveal the sociocultural motivations of the broader population. The location of camps near the periphery of the reservation in the early years speaks to the mistrust of the families concerned about the ease of escape should they find themselves in peril from the U.S. government. Two decades later the clustering of camps near schools, roads, and trading stores demonstrates a transition and connectedness to the non-Seminole world. These years were certainly formative in the history of the Tribe. GIS is the tool the THPO uses to draw together oral history and archaeological information in the telling of these important stories.

Survival Strategies of a Korean War Prisoner Who Chose Neutral Nations: A Study Based on Im Kwan-taik’s Oral History and Documents

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-281
Author(s):  
Jung Keun Sik
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Korean War ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
Prisoner Of War ◽  
South Korean ◽  
The Korean War ◽  
Southern Korea ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Oral History Interviews

Abstract This article reconstructs the life history of Korean War prisoner Im Kwan-taek and analyzes his strategy for survival. Im, a North Korean who forces of the United Nations Command (unc) captured, refused repatriation to North Korea and decided to go to a neutral country. After two years in India, he finally settled in Brazil. This study examines his prisoner of war (pow) interrogation reports and the results of two oral history interviews to understand Im’s experiences and survival strategies. Born in Ch’ungch’ŏng Province, Im grew up in southern Korea. However, in 1946, he moved to northern Korea with the support of his deceased father’s comrades from the anti-Japanese movement in China. With the start of the Korean War on 25 June 1950, Im became an officer in the Korean People’s Army (kpa). As a pow, he concealed his identity as much as possible to ensure his survival, and these efforts continued in neutral countries. After the Republic of Korea awarded Im’s father the South Korean Patriotic Medal in 2001, his “secret survivalism” strategy relaxed and he began organizing communication and networks between surviving former pows.

scholarly journals Oral history of the “silent majority”. From the experience of field research in Uzbekistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 224-230
Author(s):  
A. T. Sabirov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Silent Majority ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
History Of

This article examines the experience of Uzbek historians in conducting oral history research. According to the author, the experience of oral history in Uzbekistan is still insufficient, but it has good prospects, since a community of scientists and representatives of related sciences in oral history has already been formed. This direction is developing both in social and academic aspects. At the same time, a number of problems in the development of the new method were noted, such as the fragmentation of research, weak methodological base, lack of interaction between researchers. The process of institutionalizing the collection and analysis of oral recollections on the basis of specific projects and international cooperation is shown in stages. Methods of research, which were accompanied by field and research practice, are described in detail. The article discusses specific methods of field research of local communities (mahalla) and small towns of Uzbekistan. The author notes specific problems of conducting oral-historical research, such as the official discourse in the memoirs of veterans, the observance of ethics in relation to the researcher and the respondent, the problem of language and others.

scholarly journals Glimpses Into the History of Interlingual Simultaneous Theater Interpreting in Estonia

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-185
Author(s):  
Karin Sibul
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Simultaneous Interpretation ◽  
Language Interpretation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Theater Performances ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Scholarly Attention

This paper examines the practice of simultaneous interpretation of theater performances, in particular between Estonian and Russian, in Estonia over 70 years. This type of interpreting has not received much scholarly attention; rather, studies have mostly focused on the sign language interpretation of theater performances for the deaf community. I conducted interdisciplinary historical research relying on the oral history method to help preserve the fast-disappearing oral heritage of theater interpreting. This paper distinguishes between two periods in theater interpreting in Estonia, as determined by two drastically different sociopolitical periods in Estonia’s history. Drawing upon a total of 88 interviews with interpreters, people who recruited interpreters, and audience members, I identified and interviewed a total of 15 theater interpreters. I also analysed newspaper articles and performance schedules, which usually yielded single-word mentions of interpretation having taken place. This paper examines answers to the questions of who interpreted what, how, and when, and reaches the conclusion that theater interpreting can be a tool to bridge a gap between two communities as well as to facilitate integration in the same cultural space.

scholarly journals PERTEMPURAN CONVOY SUKABUMI-CIANJUR 1945-1946

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Herry Wiryono
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Old Republic ◽  
Historical Methods ◽  
The Sacrifice

AbstrakPertempuran Convoy Sukabumi-Cianjur merupakan pengorbanan rakyat Sukabumi dan Cianjur dalam mempertahankan dan menegakkan kedaulatan Negara Republik Indonesia. Peristiwa tersebut tidak kalah penting dari peristiwa yang lainnya dalam lintasan sejarah perjuangan bangsa Indonesia, terutama dalam mempertahankan Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia dari tangan penjajah. Berbagai komponen masyarakat Sukabumi berjuang mempertahankan kemerdekaan yang baru diproklamasikan. Semuanya bertekad menjaga Republik yang berusia masih sangat muda. Melalui penelitian sejarah ini, ingatan kolektif tentang peristiwa sejarah tersebut diungkap kembali. Para tokoh yang terlibat dari peristiwa itu bercerita tentang periode yang sangat krusial dalam sejarah Indonesia. Dari hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa bangsa Indonesia mampu mempertahankan kemerdekaan dengan kekuatan sendiri. Penelitian masalah tersebut dan penulisan hasilnya dilandasi oleh metode sejarah, terutama metode sejarah lisan. AbstractBattle Convoy Sukabumi-Cianjur is the sacrifice of the people of Sukabumi and Cianjur in maintaining and upholding the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia. This event is no less important than other events in the track history of the struggle of Indonesia, especially in maintaining the independence of Indonesia from the hands of colonialists. The various components of society struggling to maintain independence Sukabumi newly proclaimed. Everything is determined to maintain the old republic is still very young. Through this historical research, the collective memory of these historical events were revealed again. The leaders involved from the event talking about a very crucial period in Indonesian history. The survey results revealed that the Indonesian nation was able to maintain independence with their own strengths. The research problem and writing the results based on historical methods, especially methods of oral history.

Telling Feminist Histories

2019 ◽  
pp. 8-39
Author(s):  
Margaretta Jolly
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Oral Histories ◽  
Feminist Identity ◽  
Fishing Community ◽  
Inaugural Meeting ◽  
Origin Stories ◽  
Asian Descent ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk

The chapter traces the WLM’s compelling, contested and elusive political genealogies, recalling their socialist, radical, black, liberal, national or revisionist versions and fierce debates over strategy, tactics, structure, leadership and resources. It deploys feminist oral histories to re-tell movement ‘origin stories’ (women-led activism within the Hull fishing community and at Ford’s, Dagenham) but principally to parallel the first WLM conference at Ruskin College, Oxford (1970) with the inaugural meeting of the Organisation for Women of African and Asian Descent in Brixton, London (1979). The chapter recounts the ‘feminist composure’ required in remembering, and considers oral history’s significance as a medium of memories, subjectivities and feelings. It looks at how these approaches to movement history highlight the challenges of managing relationships and differences, and the thorny question of feminist identity. It ends with Beatrix Campbell’s oral history recollections of co-authoring Sweet Freedom, the first full-length history of the UK WLM. 149 words

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