Urban Oral Archives (Interaction of archive with people and people with history)

Archives are considered as the nations' historical memory and are responsible for preserving, keeping and organizing the whole historical documents and resources of a country. They can be divided into national regional, local and private archives in terms of coverage of resources, areas of authorities and explanation of duties. In view of the developments of the recent two decades, the most important goal of archives is to achieve the motto of public access to information resources at anytime, anywhere, with any tool and at any level.

Official underlines export of Islamic Revolution literature

Caretaker of the oral history section of the Islamic Revolution Literature Bureau underlined the need for translation of books on the Islamic Revolution into other languages in a bid to export the literature. IBNA: Hujatoleslam Saeid Fakhrzadeh stated that many people in the world are interested in the Islamic Revolution literature of Iran and their desire should be satiated by translation of such works into different languages.

Paul Auster in Iran with his Winter Journal

Translated into Persian by Khojasteh Keyhan, Paul Auster’s memoir entitled Winter Journal has been released in Iran. IBNA: The novels of American author Paul Auster have hit Iranian bookshelves since some 10 years ago and they were indeed welcomed warmly. The English version of the Winter Journal was released in August 21, 2012. “Facing his sixty-forth winter, internationally acclaimed novelist Paul Auster decides to write a journal as he sees himself aging in ways he never imagined,” the Amazon website wrote about the book.

Unfinished Notes published on Sacred Defense operations

The Unfinished Notes is a new title published by Khorshid Baran Publications in Iran encompassing martyr Mehdi Khatami’s memories of five Sacred Defense operations. IBNA: Compiled by Zahra Yazdinejad, the book focuses on operations Badr, Valfajr 1, Valfajr 8 and Karbala 1. Martyr Mehdi Khatami was born in Tehran on July 23, 1964. A while after his birth, his family moved to a village named Pil-nour and then to Shiraz and Marvdasht.

Memory Studies

Memory Studies is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the study of "the social, cultural, political and technical shifts affecting how, what and why individuals, groups and societies remember and forget". The journal's editors-in-chief are Andrew Hoskins (University of Glasgow), Amanda Barnier (Macquarie University), Wulf Kansteiner (State University of New York), and John Sutton (Macquarie University). It was established in 2008 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.

Intersections of sister fields

In March 2012, there was a discussion on the public folklorists’ listserv Publore about the evolution of oral history as a defined discipline and folklorists’ contribution to its development. As an observer and participant in both fields, I see overlap today. The leaderships of both national associations — the Oral History Association (OHA) and the American Folklore Society (AFS) — frequently collaborate on large-scale projects, like the current IMLS-funded project looking at oral history in the digital age. Their annual meetings regularly take place back-to-back.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and SPOHP Premiere Church History Documentary

The Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida announces the release of a new documentary, "The Fire Within: The Rebuilding of a Downtown Community," which tells the story of the destruction and rebirth of Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville, Florida. On Thursday, April 25, the Spring 2013 academic intern class of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP) gathered at Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville with members of Trinity's congregation to premiere the new documentary, "The Fire Within: The Rebuilding of a Downtown Community." The film was a culmination of four months of work between SPOHP interns and digital coordinators with the Trinity Episcopal community.

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