Few Tips on Oral History Interviewing

History is collective incidents, events and past experiences, and the fate of each individual depends on it. Hence, this fundamental fact must be taken into account when collecting, recording and narrating it in various forms (written, non-written). The collective might be small (family, family, city, region) or large (ethnicity, race, nation, country). Thus, the term history embodies the meaning of the group and is the opposite of the individual and the individuality.

Relation of "Community of Memory" and History

Oral history in Iran is based on two models of compilation; either an interview is fully implemented and is committed on paper, or it is formed by the editor with his or her taste in form of narrative. Many works have also been published in these forms so far. But in our country, there is one aspect of oral history that has been concealed and it is methodological aspect.

Rainy Travel Log (VII)

I would say that, as you know, we had opportunity in sacred defense for theater, song, painting, murals, etc., but now because of the difficulties they are, no body have any motivation in cooperation, because they endure the critical conditions, and they are in hard situation. Sometimes they take an oppositional position; they do not like to be taken a photo or film. The best thing now is to play a movie and perform the hymns, ...

The 304th session of "Night of Memoreis"-1

FROM CAPTIVITY TO BITTER DAY

According to the Iranian Oral History website, the 304th ‘Night of Memorials of Holy Defense’ event was held on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at the Sureh Hall of the Hozeh Honari. In this meeting, Bakhshali Alizadeh, Ibrahim Khodabandeh and Mohammad Mosaheb, related some of their memories of Mujahidin Khalq Organization and Mersad Operation. Bakhshali Alizadeh was the first narrator. ‘I was captured by the Baathist forces in the Musian zone at the ...

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