Anthropology and Individual Lives: The Story of the Life History and the History of the Life Story: Life Stories: The Creation of Coherence . Charlotte Linde. ; Storied Lives: The Cultural Politics of Self-Understanding . George C. Rosenwald, Richard L. Ochberg.

1995 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gelya Frank
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Cultural Politics ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation

scholarly journals Ученики и учителя Тенишевского училища (по школьным журналам и архивным документам) [Tenishev School: Its Instructors, Students, School Magazines and Archives]

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 117-177
Author(s):  
Marina Salman
Keyword(s):  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Archival Data ◽  
Russian History ◽  
Osip Mandel'shtam ◽  
Major Goal ◽  
School Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Director ◽  
History Of

This article results from extensive archival research, and compares information found in Tenishev school magazines to the archival data concerning the school life of the corresponding period. The article’s major goal is to reconstruct life stories of Tenishev school students and the school’s instructors as meticulously as possible, and also to demonstrate the style of communication between the teachers and adolescents. It also reveals some previously unknown information concerning the life story of Tenishev School director Alexander Ostrogorskii (1868—1908). KEYWORDS: 20th-Century Russian History, Osip Mandel’shtam (1891—1938), Viktor Zhirmunskii (1891—1971), Alexander Ostrogorskii (1868—1908), Tenishev School, School Magazines, Soviet Terror, History of School Education in Russia.

scholarly journals Winners and Losers of the Process of Transformation as an Etic Category versus Emic Biographical Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-266
Author(s):  
Kaja Kaźmierska
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Emic Perspective ◽  
The Way

One of the common and schematic descriptions in the perspective of the 1989 breakthrough are two ways of dealing with it by people who are respectively called winners or losers of transformation. These stereotypical characteristics are not only the tool to draw the general image of effects of the transition, but are also based on the specific way of interpretation deeply rooted, for example, in neoliberal thinking. Yet, from the perspective of an individual—so-called Schütz’s man on the street—the categorization of winners and losers not only simplifies the description of social reality, but also it cannot be easily biographically justified because the etic categorization is not always relevant to the emic perspective. In other words, the life history of an individual, showing the main phases and events of biography, and life story—the way that one interprets his/her biographical experiences— may not correspond to each other. The analysis of these two aspects of biography (what is lived through and how it is interpreted) shows how people have dealt with the process of transformation. In the paper, it is presented on the basis of one case study.

scholarly journals Analysis: Life history and interactive narratives in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
Gabriel Orlando Quiñones Maldonado
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Interactional Sociolinguistics ◽  
Life Narratives ◽  
Interactive Narratives ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Written Corpus

This article is based on the area of Interactional Sociolinguistics and proposes the analysis of excerpts concerning a life story and interactive narratives in contexts of the Coronavirus pandemic. A first written corpus and a second oral corpus based on life narratives were collected as reference. In this analysis of life stories and interactive narratives in the context of Coronavirus disease we have a discursive sequence that allowed us to evaluate and interpret a tale and several experiences lived in this pandemic time that our planet has faced up to the moment of data collection.

scholarly journals African American Experiences in the Historic Dunbar Neighborhood in San Marcos, Texas: A Case Study of Counter-Life Stories

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Shetay Ashford-Hanserd ◽  
Eric Sarmiento ◽  
Colleen C. Myles ◽  
Steven W. Rayburn ◽  
Aimee Kendall Roundtree ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Community Members ◽  
San Marcos ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Community ◽  
External Forces ◽  
Future Work

The purpose of this participatory research project is to examine the lived experiences (counter-life stories) of current and former Dunbar residents and congregants of Dunbar churches to demonstrate how local stories counter the dominant perspective about the experiences of American Americans in the Dunbar community. Once a thriving community at the center of civil rights activities in Hays County, Texas, the neighborhood has evolved in many ways in the past several decades, contrary to popular belief. This case study employs counter-life story methodology to uncover the hidden truths about Dunbar residents and congregants’ experiences to generate new knowledge about the experiences of African Americans in San Marcos, Texas, and Hays County. Thematic analysis of unfiltered commentary from Dunbar community members revealed three emergent themes: history of racism and slavery, impact of environmental and social racism, and rebuilding and restoring the community. Individual and shared strengths make the community unique and resilient. In-migration of new community members has been outpaced by outmigration. Finally, issues of taxation, representation, and the ongoing deterioration of neighborhood infrastructure are forefront in community members’ minds. In sum, the bedrock of personal and community values and hard work has not changed, but external forces continue to affect the community and compel it to pivot and make plans for change. Personal and communal strengths make the community unique and resilient. Future work will enlist geographic data and methods to help further investigate changes over time.

scholarly journals Ethnic diversity in the construction of life stories in Latvia

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 266-286
Author(s):  
Ieva Garda-Rozenberga ◽  
Māra Zirnīte
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
History Of ◽  
Geographical Space

Ethnic diversity in the construction of life stories in LatviaLatvian society is ethnically diverse and has the largest proportion of ethnic minorities of the three Baltic States. The article draws upon life-story research with respondents from Russian and Romany communities in Latvia. These communities have different social, historical and cultural experiences, thereby allowing them to be contrasted and compared. Ethnic diversity can be considered one of the benefits of Latvia’s cultural identity because it provides the opportunity not only to become acquainted with the characteristics and uniqueness of each culture but also to establish which traits unite these cultures, thereby creating a harmonious space which can accommodate cultural diversity. Biographical interviews facilitate the juxtaposition and comparative interpretation of cultural values, ways of belonging, and the articulation of collective memory in different ethnic groups.The article expands the analytical part of the sources: how the personal life stories are connected with the broader (general) social and historical narratives. A few samples are used to characterise narration techniques, cultural references in the construction of life stories and its layout, as well as imagery. The main feature studied in the article is self-positioning in the general course of history and in the history of the defined geographical space – Latvia. Zróżnicowanie etniczne w konstruowaniu historii życia na ŁotwieSpołeczeństwo łotewskie jest zróżnicowane etnicznie i spośród trzech państw bałtyckich ma największy odsetek mniejszości etnicznych. Artykuł opiera się na badaniach nad historią życia respondentów pochodzących z zamieszkujących Łotwę mniejszości rosyjskiej i romskiej. Mają one odmienne doświadczenia społeczne, historyczne i kulturowe, dzięki czemu można je zestawiać i porównywać. Zróżnicowanie etniczne może być uważane za jedną z zalet tożsamości kulturowej Łotwy, ponieważ stwarza możliwość nie tylko poznania cech i unikatowości każdej z kultur, lecz także pozwala ustalić, które cechy spajają te kultury, tym samym stwarzając harmonijną przestrzeń, w której jest miejsce na różnorodność etniczną. Wywiady biograficzne ułatwiają wzajemne przeciwstawienie i porównawcze interpretacje wartości kulturowych, sposobu przynależenia, jak też artykułowania pamięci zbiorowej u różnych grup etnicznych.Artykuł poszerza część analityczną źródeł w kwestii, jak osobista historia życia łączy się z szerszymi, ogólnymi narracjami społecznymi i historycznymi. Na kilku przykładach scharakteryzowano zarówno techniki narracji, odniesienia kulturowe w budowaniu historii życia i ich układów, jak też obrazowania. Zasadniczą cechą badaną w tym artykule jest autosytuowanie siebie w ogólnym przebiegu historii i w historii określonej przestrzeni geograficznej na Łotwie.

scholarly journals Cantores paraenses e mercado musical brasileiro: rádio, memórias, carreiras e performances, 1940 a 1970 * Paraense singers and Brazilian music business: radio, memories, careers and performances, 1950 to 1970

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
ANTÔNIO MAURÍCIO DIAS DA COSTA
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Life History ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Brazilian Music ◽  
Music Business ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Historia De Vida ◽  
Career Performance

<p><strong>Resumo:</strong> O artigo analisa a produção de memórias em torno das carreiras e performances de três cantores populares com trajetórias iniciadas em emissoras de rádio paraenses em meados do século XX. A pesquisa se concentrou no levantamento da história de vida dos cantores abordados. Buscou-se, com isso, avaliar o desenvolvimento de carreiras e performances como ajustes a padrões de profissionalização no mercado musical. Sucesso e/ou insucesso de inserção no mercado da música são analisados como aprendizado sociocultural, reavaliado continuamente pela memória.</p><p><strong>Palavras-chave:</strong> Cantores de Rádio – Memória – Carreira – Performance – Mercado Musical.</p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>Abstract:</strong> The article analyses the creation of memories concerning the careers and performances of three popular singers who started working in Pará state radio stations in the mid Twentieth Century. The research focused on the life history of these singers. Thus, it was possible to evaluate the development of careers and performances as adjustments to professionalizing patterns in the music business. Success and/or failure in joining the music business are analyzed as social and cultural apprenticeship, continually re-evaluated by memory.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Radio Singers – Memory – Career – Performance – Music Business.</p>

scholarly journals Recent books on Inuit oral history. ALUNIK, Ishmael, Eddie D. KOLAUSOK and David MORRISON, 2003 Across Time and Tundra. The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic, Vancouver, Raincoast, Seattle, University of Washington Press, Gatineau, Canadian Museum of Civilization, 230 pages. BENNETT, John and Susan ROWLEY (compilers and editors), 2004 Uqalurait. An Oral History of Nunavut, Montreal, McGill-Queen’s University Press. 473 pages. BROWER, Harry, Sr., 2004 The Whales, They Give Themselves. Conversations with Harry Brower, Sr., edited by Karen Brewster, Fairbanks, University of Alaska Press, Oral Biography Series, 4, 232 pages. OKPIK, Abraham, 2005 We Call It Survival. The Life Story of Abraham Okpik, edited by Louis McComber, Iqaluit, Nunavut Arctic College, Life Stories of Northern Leaders Series, 1, 384 pages. PANEAK, Simon, 2004 In a Hungry Country. Essays by Simon Paneak, edited by John Martin Campbell with contributions by Grant Spearman, Robert L. Rausch and Stephen C. Porter, Fairbanks, University of Alaska Press, 125 pages. PINSON, Elizabeth Bernhardt, 2004 Alaska’s Daughter. An Eskimo Memoir of the Early Twentieth Century, Logan, Utah State University Press, 212 pages.

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Murielle Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
State University ◽  
Utah State University ◽  
University Of Washington ◽  
College Life ◽  
History Of ◽  
Western Arctic

scholarly journals Narrative Identity in Late Adulthood

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Cierpka
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Identity ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Middle Adulthood ◽  
Late Adulthood ◽  
History Of

Abstract Narrative identity is recognized as a process and viewed in dynamic terms, as an entity subject to constant changes in the course of one’s life. It is assumed that an increasing need to make changes in one’s history of life emerges in middle adulthood. A generative script is revealed, containing a plan to become part of the lives of future generations. The process of creative integration of one’s life story may gather momentum in late adulthood, when individuals explore their identity in the context of their life’s work. In order to test the above assumptions, narratives of participants aged 65-80 years who were wives/mothers/grandmothers or husbands/fathers/grandfathers during their lives were analyzed. Six main themes characteristic of life stories in late adulthood were identified, along with groups of traits, behaviors and values which participants wished to pass on to subsequent generations. The narratives clearly featured a generative motivation and the need to integrate one’s story.

scholarly journals A. T. Bolotov’s Memoirs: History of Creation

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 165-182
Author(s):  
A. Iu. Veselova ◽  
◽  
M. P. Miliutin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Story ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Critical Literature

The memoirs of A. T. Bolotov are represented by a rather extensive manuscript heritage, stored in several Russian archives. There are about 50 manuscripts, some of them are also presented in the author’s copies. In archival documents and critical literature, there still are numerous errors and inaccuracies in the description of these manuscripts and their definition as drafts, white papers, originals or copies. The aim of this article is to systematize Bolotov’s memoir legacy and establish the place of every manuscript in the overall complex of manuscripts. Therefore, the article reconstructs the history of the creation of memoirs, dividing them into stages based on the life story of Bolotov and the evolution of his attitude to his own memoirs.

scholarly journals “My Generation is Quite a Sullen One…”: Trauma and Remembering in Life Stories after 1956

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-110
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Bögre
Keyword(s):  
Life Stories ◽  
Life Story ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
The Public ◽  
Hungarian Society ◽  
History Of ◽  
To Come ◽  
Nervous Breakdown

Following 1989, the public discussion and examination of the history of secret police agents happened in an inadequate, unsatisfactory manner: Hungarian society was unable to come to terms with its former informers. This proved to be a loss not only for the victims, “the targets”, but also for the “observers”. The catharsis of asking and receiving forgiveness did not occur, although it could have lead to deliver provided relief also for those who were involved.The purpose of this essay is to describe the life story of E. V., who suffered a nervous breakdown when her fiancé was executed in 1957 during the post-revolutionary persecutions. Meanwhile the political police recruited her as an agent. Based on the available sources, it is possible to claim that after the Hungarian political transformation in 1989, E. V. reshaped her memory and her personal identity because she was unable to face her past. She claimed in her life history interview: “I am no relative or friend to anyone”.

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