Narrative and the "War of Narratives" in the Era of Resistance and Imposed Wars

War does not only occur on the battlefield; part of it continues in the realm of meaning, memory, and narrative. Every war, along with military and human events, creates narratives about its cause, the role of the actors, the concept of victory and defeat, sacrifice and suffering, and ultimately the future of society. These narratives later influence how the past is understood, the formation of collective identity, and even the ...

Experts Answer to Oral History Questions

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Can new media technologies such as AI be used in oral history? In which areas and to what extent?

We asked several researchers and activists in the field of oral history to express their views on oral history questions. The names of each participant are listed at the beginning of their answers, and the text of all answers will be published on this portal by the end of the week.

Memories of Mohammad Boloori

Mohammad Boloori, a veteran of the Holy Defense era and author of the book "Taksi servis baraye faw (Taxi Service for the FAW)", was a guest on the 289th program of the Shab-e Khatereh (Night of Remembrance) (March 2018). He narrated some memories about Jassim stream (Nahr-e Jassim). Boloori said: "I want to take you 31 years back in time, to the winter of 1987; time, Sunday - February 22, 1987 20:50, place, Shalamcheh, Nahr Jassim, southeast side of Daryacheh Mahi lake.

Call for Fundamental Questions in the Field of Oral History

The Oral History of Iran website invites all researchers, experts, professors, and activists in the field of oral history to share their views and experiences with the audience on the most important questions in this field. We ask you to raise a maximum of 10 fundamental questions in the field of oral history that every researcher, interviewer, and oral history enthusiast should think about, and write an answer for each in about 200 words.

Oral History Weekly Magazine Aims and Regulations
Oral History Weekly Magazine wishes to create a suitable place for thoughts and idea development; Its main field would be “Oral History” and subjects as telling & writing memoirs, writing diaries, travelogues, chronologies, and all other subfields of history which are presented in the form of news, articles, reports, notes, interviews and memoirs can be included. There is no limitation on the length of would-be-sent materials.
Mentioning the name, academic background and email is necessary. Articles with complete references and bibliography are more credited and an abstract would quite helpful.
Weekly is not about to publish any material consisting insults and libels about other people or anything that brings anxiety to public opinion. Weekly can edit and translate the received materials.
The published articles and materials are only the writer’s ideas and Oral History Weekly Magazine has no responsibility about their content.