scholarly journals On the Fieldwork in Oral History Research

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Marta Kurkowska-Budzan
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Research Tool

The article concerns the problem of a lack of both academic tools as well as a catalogue of basic epistemological objectives that could serve oral history in Poland. It has to be stated, however, that there are already many institutions, conferences and journals, that focus on the issue of oral history. The author proposes some solutions that could improve this methodological gap, based on her own experience in oral history, such as introducing a research diary as a scientific research tool. 

The Interview as a Cultural Performance and the Value of Surrendering Control

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Markus Göransson
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Cultural Performance ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Group Settings ◽  
Oral History Interviews

This chapter looks into Markus Göransson's reports from Tajikistan. It demonstrates how the mere use of the word “interview” could scare cautious non-elite research participants in violent and/or illiberal contexts away. It recounts Göransson's field research while being equipped with literature-based knowledge on how to conduct oral history interviews and secure the informed consent of interlocutors. The chapter explains how Göransson gathered data ad hoc, in informal, private, and often group settings, requiring flexibility and creativity on his behalf and a willingness to relinquish control of the process to some extent. It points out the deep affinities between the states' disciplining techniques and scientific research method.

Carbon Dating the Image of Apo Santo Cristo de Lubao: From Oral History to Scientific Inquiry

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
RODRIGO M. SICAT ◽  
XYRIS GERARD A. FERNANDEZ
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Radiocarbon Age ◽  
Carbon Dating ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Dating Method

Oral history is important in preserving significant milestones in humanexperience. This scientific research was conducted to identify the age of the holyCrucifix using radiocarbon dating method. Specifically, it aims to carry out thestudy by identifying the age of the sacred Cross of the Crucified Image of Christthrough radiocarbon dating procedures, and to provide scientific information tothe people vis-à-vis results of the carbon dating analysis. Based on the findings ofthe study, radiocarbon dating analyses showed that Beta-316804 (The WoodenCross) indicated a measured radiocarbon age Cal AD 1650 to 1690 (Cal BP 300to 260) compared to Beta-316805 (Image of Christ) Cal AD 1680 to 1730 (Cal BP 270 to 220) as identified by Beta Analytic Incorporated in 2012. Results showthat at 2-sigma statistics (95% probability), 2 dates yielded overlapping ranges,indicating that the results are statistically identical. Analyses of samples indicatedthat samples came from the same tree. Beta-316804 (The Wooden Cross) is slightly older than Beta-316805 (Christ’s Image). In conclusion, the study revealed the proximity of the radiocarbon dating analyses to the traditional accounts of thepeople of Lubao, Pampanga. Considering the highly sensitive nature of analyticalchemistry apparatuses, the time ranges (ages) drawn from the chemical analyseswere closely proximate to the dates asserted by oral accounts of the place. The results reveal the antiquity of the Crucifix (Cross and Image of Christ). The resultsvalidated the customary and traditional social and religious norms of the peopleas regards their reverence and devotion to the Crucifix even in this contemporarymilieu.Keywords: Social Sciences, oral history, religious artifact, image, Apo Sto Cristo, radiocarbondating, Philippines

scholarly journals "An appanage prince of a pattern of developed socialism has emerged". The interests of the ruling regional elites of the USSR in the later 20th c.

2021 ◽  
pp. 245-260
Author(s):  
Ю.С. Никифоров
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
State Institute ◽  
History Data ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Regional Authorities

В статье реконструируются интересы правящих региональных элит СССР конца 1960-х – 1980-х гг. Анализируются связи и противоречия в описании интересов региональных элит. Корпус источников составили впервые вводимые в научный оборот документы фонда (Ф. 100) РГАНИ; мемуары; данные устной истории. Были проанализированы основные виды властных интересов, включая установление личных неформальных контактов. Была выявлена структура интересов региональной власти в позднем СССР, включавшая декларируемые и скрытые интересы. The article reconstructs the interests of the ruling regional elites of the USSR in the late 1960s - first half of the 1980s. The relations and contradictions in the description of the interests of regional elites are analyzed. The corpus of research sources was made up of archival documents, the documents of the foundation (F.100) of the Russian State Institute of Scientific Research and Entrepreneurship; memoirs; oral history data obtained during interviews. The main types of power interests, including the establishment of personal informal contacts, were analyzed and systematized. The study revealed the structure of the interests of regional authorities in the late USSR, which included 2 interconnected blocks - declared and hidden interests.

scholarly journals Formy dialogu pamięci i historii w humanistyce litewskiej po roku 1990 (wykorzystanie metody "oral history")

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 271-287
Author(s):  
Aurimas Švedas
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Near Future

Forms of dialogue between memory and history in the Lithuanian humanities after 1990: On the use of oral historyThis article is devoted to the tradition of research using the method of oral history which has developed in the Lithuanian humanities since the country’s independence. It attempts to explain how Lithuanian scholars have employed the method and what challenges they face using it; what research problems they have resolved as a result and what they still hope to achieve in the near future; what studies based on the method of oral history should be considered the most important and display the highest potential in the context of developments in the Lithuanian humanities. The first part of the article discusses various challenges faced by Lithuanian scholars who rely on oral history as their main research tool. In the second part the focus is on the presentation of particular cases of successful studies employing the interview method; it also shows how scholars working on these projects addressed different problems which they encountered. Formy dialogu pamięci i historii w humanistyce litewskiej po roku 1990 (wykorzystanie metody oral history)Przedmiotem artykułu jest ukształtowana w litewskiej humanistyce niepodległej Republiki Litewskiej tradycja badań z wykorzystaniem metody historii mówionej (ang. oral history). Podczas pisania tego artykułu poszukiwano odpowiedzi na następujące pytania: W jaki sposób na przełomie XX i XXI wieku litewscy przedstawiciele nauk humanistycznych korzystają z metody badawczej oral history oraz wobec jakich wyzwań stają? Jakie zagadnienia badawcze były, są i będą rozwiązane w najbliższej przyszłości dzięki wykorzystaniu tej metody? Jakie teksty wykorzystujące metodę oral history należy uznać za najważniejsze i o największym potencjale w kontekście procesów zachodzących w litewskiej humanistyce? Artykuł składa się z dwóch części. W pierwszej omówiono różnego rodzaju wyzwania, przed którymi stają badacze litewscy wykorzystujący oral history jako główne narzędzie badawcze. W drugiej części tekstu skupiono się na prezentacji i omówieniu konkretnych przykładów zakończonych sukcesem badań z wykorzystaniem metody wywiadu oraz sposobów rozwiązywania pojawiających się problemów.

scholarly journals iSybislaw sprzymierzeńcem studentów, doktorantów oraz pracowników naukowych

Adeptus ◽  
2014 ◽  
pp. 104-109
Author(s):  
Marcin Fastyn
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Bibliographic Database ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Slavic Linguistics ◽  
And Linguistics

iSybislaw is a Bibliographic Database for students, post-graduate students and researchersIn this paper the iSybislaw bibliographic database of World Slavic Linguistics publications is presented. The author demonstrates its vast potential as a research tool and citation source, concentrating on the possibilities of using all iSybislaw functions and options in university teaching and scientific research. The author points out that the database can be used not only by students and scientists of Slavic, Polish and Russian philology, but also, even if to a lesser extent, for philologies and linguistics of all languages. iSybislaw sprzymierzeńcem studentów, doktorantów oraz pracowników naukowychW pracy prezentowana jest bibliograficzna baza danych publikacji z zakresu światowego językoznawstwa slawistycznego. Autor pokazuje jej olbrzymi potencjał jako źródła informacji i cytowań, koncentrując się na możliwościach wykorzystania wszystkich funkcji iSybislawa w nauczaniu uniwersyteckim i pracy naukowej. Zostało podkreślone, że baza danych iSybislaw może być użyteczna nie tylko dla studentów i naukowców zajmujących się slawistyką, polonistyką i rusycystyką, ale także, nawet jeśli w mniejszym stopniu, dla filologów wszystkich języków oraz językoznawców.

MORE THAN JUST A ROCK COLLECTION. THE METEORITE COLLECTION OF THE ITALIAN GEOLOGIST TEODORO MONTICELLI (1759–1845)

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-67
Author(s):  
ANNARITA FRANZA ◽  
CARMELA PETTI ◽  
GIOVANNI PRATESI
Keyword(s):  
Volcanic Activity ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACT This paper is focused on the meteorite collection that belonged to the Italian naturalist and geologist Teodoro Monticelli (1759–1845). Today he is mainly remembered as both the author of books and essays on the volcanic activity of Mount Vesuvius and as the owner of a mineralogical cabinet of more than 16,000 specimens. Monticelli’s scientific activity as a meteorite collector is, however, largely forgotten. This contribution presents for the first time the meteorite collection that belonged to Teodoro Monticelli and is now preserved at the Royal Mineralogical Museum of Naples. We reconstruct the history of the collection and argue that it represents an exceptional example of historical heritage. We also highlight the potential of the collection as a scientific research tool.

scholarly journals Cooking Commoning Subjectivities: Guerrilla Narrative in the Cooperation Birmingham Solidarity Kitchen

2021 ◽  
pp. 75-104
Author(s):  
Sergio Ruiz Cayuela ◽  
Marco Armiero
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
Grassroots Organization ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Relief Operations ◽  
Urban Commons ◽  
Aid Relief

AbstractIn this chapter, we explore the recently developed concept of guerrilla narrative as a tool that offers great potential for militant research. “Guerrilla narrative” emerged from the politicization of the oral history tradition; it was developed by Marco Armiero as a research tool to explore histories of contamination and resistance in subaltern communities. In this chapter, we broaden the scope of guerrilla narrative and explore its role in the reclamation/invention of the urban commons. Particularly, we look closely at the tools that contribute to the creation of commoning subjectivities. We focus on the mutual aid relief operations led by the grassroots organization Cooperation Birmingham during the COVID-19 pandemic, analysing both their solidarity kitchen and newsletter. We argue that both are manifestations of guerrilla narrative in the sense that both produce counter-hegemonic narratives while fostering commoning practices. This means that guerrilla narrative goes beyond the wording, textual or even artistic paradigms to incorporate more embodied forms of storytelling, such as the practice or running a solidarity kitchen or other forms of material commoning practices.

Data Sources from Archives to the Internet

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Jubb ◽  
Lubaina Zakaria ◽  
Keith Gori ◽  
Rodrigo Perez-Vega
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Internet And Social Media

This chapter presents two broad approaches to the collection of qualitative data in accounting and finance research: historical research, and research using the internet and social media. It first discusses the importance of archival records as a source of data. Following this the chapter considers oral history techniques as well as visual, cultural and ancient sources. The second part of chapter 6 focuses on how the internet and social media can be used as a research tool to gather data. This is followed by a discussion on the practicalities and ethical considerations of conducting online research.

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