Memoir of Albert Camus by Jean Grenier

Grenier, will be released in Iran. The book has been translated from French into Persian by Saeedeh Bogheiri. IBNA: Entitled ‘Albert Camus – Souvenirs’, the book holds the memoir of Camus according to Jean Grenier. Bogheiri said that the world knows Camus for his philosophical works however only a few know who brought him into philosophy. Jean Grenier is a renowned figure in France but he is still unknown in Iran.

Memory and Representation in Contemporary Europe.

Siobhan Kattago’s most recent book discusses the issue of the presence of the past in contemporary Europe and the role it plays in different societies. Having published numerous works on the subjects of memory, history, and historical responsibility, focusing primarily on Estonia and Germany, she takes these two countries as representations of the two versions of the European historical narrative. Kattago’s previous work (_Ambiguous Memory: The Nazi Past and German National Identity_, 2003) has been praised for being an “informed and useful overview,” but criticized for terminological chaos and not providing enough original analysis.

Tips on Archiving Family History, Part 1

Readers sent dozens of questions about archiving and preserving family history and stories to Bertram Lyons, an archivist at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress in Washington. He manages digital archives relating to folklife, including StoryCorps, which records and collects oral histories. In addition to academic workshops, he participates in public outreach, answering questions from people interested in preserving audio and visual material in analog and digital media, as well as related documents.

Why the Boston College Oral History HNN Teacher's Edition Ruling Isn't a Victory

Boston College motto: "Ever to Excel," engraved on the Bapst Library on campus. Credit: Wiki Commons. The journalists are mostly wrong. A federal appeals court decision in Boston this week is a victory, of sorts, but not for oral history. Neither is it much of a victory for Boston College, which filed the appeal. In the end, the university merely protected confidential archival material that its own curious negligence put at risk. (Read the First Circuit's complete opinion here.) First, the real victory.

Power and Democracy: the many voices of Oral History. XVIII IOHA Conference. 9 –12 of July

We invite proposals from around the world for presentation at the XVIIIth International Oral History Association. Proposals may be for a conference paper, a thematic panel or a workshop session. Offers to convene a Special Interest Group are also sought. Proposals will be evaluated according to their oral history focus, relevance to the conference theme and sub-themes, methodological and theoretical significance, and sound scholarship. Participants are encouraged to incorporate voice, image, and digital media in their presentations.

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