Suggestions for Conducting Oral History

The Art of the Oral Historians

The following text is a translation and summary of David Russell writing "The Art of the Oral Historians". He is author of "Quiet Revolutionary: An Oral History". This transcript which is extracted from UC Santa Barbara Library Website is a practical workshop and his suggestions for doing oral history work. The following text is a translation of a part which is before this interview.

Rainy Travel Log (VIII)

It is time to go flooded area named Hamidiyeh. We get ready to move with one of comrades who came from Imam Mahdi Theological Seminary and was familiar with ways. Along the way, there is still talk and words about the area, and different dialogues: Obviously, there were sugar cane on the sidelines of Karun River in the past. Were not there?

Most Oral History Projects of the Prisoners of War Transformed into Oral Memory

Iranian Oral History Site - The hard days of loneliness, exhaustion, torture, waiting, longing for family and endless captivity finally ended on August 17, 1990, and more than 43,000 of the prisoners were gradually returned to Iran. Production of films about the era of captivity in Saddam military camps began with the narration of the released captives and the production of their memoir books. Payam Azadegan Artistic Cultural Institute ...

The 304th Night of Memory-4

An Operation Which Was Not Like Other Operations

According to Iranian Oral History Website, the 304th Memory Night of Holy Defense was held in Sooreh Hall of Hozeh Honari in the evening Thursday, July 25, 2019. In the session, Bakhshali Alizadeh, Ibrahim Khodabandeh, and Mohammad Hashem Mosaheb narrated memories about Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran (Monafeqin) and Operation Mersad. In the first and second parts of this report, you read memories of Bakhshali Alizadeh and Ibrahim Khodabandeh.

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