scholarly journals Ethnic ‘Ferociousness’ in Colonial Wars

2021 ◽  
Vol 177 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-523
Author(s):  
Gert Oostindie ◽  
Fridus Steijlen
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
War Of Independence ◽  
Extreme Violence

Abstract This article explores the myths and evidence surrounding extreme violence and the framing of ‘ethnic soldiers’ as loyal and indispensable Moluccan soldiers in the Dutch army in the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945–1949. In this article, we first interrogate the origins of this framing in the Dutch–Indonesian case and the type of sources underlying this perspective. Next, we present the results of our research, which combines a study of Dutch veterans’ ego documents and oral-history projects. Based on this analysis, we reconsider both the framing and the evidence, after which we conclude with some comparative observations on ‘ethnic soldiers’ and the sources and perspectives underlying the ambivalent, but increasingly critical, framing of these men. Our methodology includes the use of digital-humanities techniques.

scholarly journals Speech Analytics in Research Based on Qualitative Interviews

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Almut Leh ◽  
Joachim Köhler ◽  
Michael Gref ◽  
Nikolaus P. Himmelmann
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Visual Data ◽  
Speech Technology ◽  
Practical Research ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
Central Service

The paper presents aims and results of the project KA³ (Kölner Zentrum Analyse und Archivierung von audio-visual-Daten), in which advanced speech technologies are developed and provided to enhance the process of indexing and analysing speech recordings from the oral history domain and the language sciences. Close cooperation between speech technology scientists and digital humanities researchers is an important aspect of the project making sure that the development of the technologies answers the needs of research based on qualitative audio-visual interviews. For practical research reasons, the project focuses on the audio aspect, although visual aspects are of course equally important for the analysis of audio-visual data. The Cologne Centre for Analysis and Archiving of audio-visual data will provide the technologies as a central service.

Legacies and lifecycles: digitizing oral histories at Rutgers University libraries

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista White ◽  
Caryn Radick
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rutgers University ◽  
Large Institution ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Model Approach

Purpose This paper aims to explore two separate legacy oral history digitization projects at one institution and how the project teams approached the different issues and challenges these projects presented. Design/methodology/approach The approach compares two case studies of how digitization of legacy oral history collections was carried out. The paper discusses these projects utilizing a lifecycle model approach and reveals how archival and digital humanities perspectives drove some of the projects’ differences. Findings The authors find that when working with digitizing legacy oral history collections, each collection will require different approaches and methods of problem solving. In large institutions with multiple repositories, it can be useful for project teams to consult each other to develop best practices. Practical implications The two case studies presented in this paper can serve as models for other institutions digitizing many oral history collections and serve as a model for communication and collaboration in larger institutions with multiple repositories. Originality/value This paper compares and contrasts two case studies of digitization projects involving legacy oral history collections in different units of one large institution. Project teams were influenced by different approaches. One project was conducted by archivists and the other led by a digital humanities librarian. Differing professional foci provided different perspectives about collection characteristics and, subsequently, led to different approaches that impacted implementation of the projects.

scholarly journals The 1935 Hsinchu-Taichung Earthquake

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 25-47
Author(s):  
Niki J.P. Alsford
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Public History ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
National Narrative ◽  
Historical Preservation ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Shared Authority ◽  
History Of

The history of natural disasters in Taiwan has frequently been linked to the practice of historical preservation, archival science, oral history, and museum curatorship. All are collectively hallmarks of a broad range of activities that fall under the umbrella of public history. The problem for Taiwan, however, concerns the legitimacy. Taiwan does not have a single national narrative. It has been subjected to waves of colonialism since the seventeenth century and does not presently have a fully post-colonial narrative. The earthquakes discussed in this paper occurred in two different periods of colonisation.  In order to situate the history of earthquakes into a public history discourse, the field of earthquake-based research in Taiwan has to incorporate different audiences and integrate into a much broader understanding. By this, I mean that the present regimental academic disciplines in Taiwan need to be cross disciplinary, especially since public history is by its very nature collaborative. It illuminates a shared authority over a much wider area. It needs to. It is my argument that it is in digital humanities that Taiwanese academics work best in collaboration. Efforts have been made to digitise the personal experiences of those involved in typhoon reconstruction efforts. A natural synergy, therefore, for the understanding of earthquakes, as public history, is to emphasise access and broad participation in the creation of knowledge. Digital humanities enables this. Attention to this is particularly important in historical preservation of particular sites on an island that frequently develops and re-develops brownfield sites.

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