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Recording Oral History, Second Edition is wonderful--it's like being with Valerie Yow in person and sharing her experiences of three decades of oral history interviewing. The book analyzes what happens when two human beings sit down together with a recorder, with all the wonder and messiness inherent in the oral history process. Yow thoroughly explains best practices in conducting interviews that are both of high technical quality and the highest ethical standards. Old and new readers alike will benefit from the added sections on memory, narrative, and interpretation. -- Sharpless, Rebecca How nice--and how rare--it is when a favorite text undergoes revision and comes out even better! Yow (book review editor, Oral History Review, and independent scholar) has once again hit the jackpot with her second edition of Recording Oral History (1994)... This is a must own book for anyone, novice or expert, who engages or wants to engage in oral history research. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries. CHOICE Minor cosmetic changes, substantial renovations, and the two new wings add considerable value to this already invaluable, popular guide. Other excellent oral history manuals are available, but this one is the most comprehensive. It also is accessible, entertaining, and sensible. -- Michael A. Gordon ...Yow's book provides an exceedingly valuable resource for historians, students, teachers, and others interested in recording and using interviews as a means to learn about the past. Recording Oral History is the kind of manual that researchers will want to return to repeatedly for advice and inspiration. Journal Of The Illinois State Historical Society Valerie Yow's Recording Oral History, Second Edition is an excellent guide for both the established oral historian and the student. Yow's discussions of issues such as ethics and legalities, varieties of oral history projects, and aspects of interpretation are succinct, graceful, and intelligent. I recommend it for all practitioners! -- Rogers, Kim Lacy
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In this second editon of Recording Oral History, Valerie Raleigh Yow builds on the foundation of her classic text. One of the most widely used and highly regarded textbooks ever published in the field, Yow's updated edition now includes new material on using the internet, an examination of the interactions between oral history and memory processes, and analysis of testimony and the interpretation of meanings in different contexts. Written in a clear, accessible style, this new volume offers historians, social scientists and other practitioners engaged in this difficult, rewarding work a scholarly and practical guide to the methods of oral history. It will interest researchers and students in a wide variety of disciplines including history, sociology, anthropology, education, psychology, social work and ethnographic methods.
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A must read for oral historians or general interviewers
24 Feb 2012
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In this second edition, the reputability and popularity of the 1st ed. hold true but with added updates to incorporate new technologies not mentioned in the 1st. The language throughout is in the tone of an advanced oral historian speaking to general readers and to other advanced historians. Both approaches are in this book. All sentences are informative, but some speak to an audience with training. If you are looking for something entirely introductory to the field of history as a whole, a large portion of this work might seem inaccessible to you. The book itself is a goldmine of recommended reference books and published oral histories.
A breakdown of chapters:
1. Introduction to the In-Depth Interview: Definitions, uses, research method comparisons
2. Oral History and Memory: Analysis of human memory from narrative and psychological standpoints; discussion of factors affecting memory; how research factors in; differences in how people remember based on the general nature of event or personal perception; reliability of memory
3. Preparation for the Interview: Practical tips and guidelines ranging from conceptualizing to step-by-step protocol for scheduling the event
4. Interviewing Techniques: practical how-to...good advice
5. Legalities and Ethics: what is necessary to know in order to be aware of lawsuits, etc.
6. Interpersonal Relations in the Interview: the affecting tendencies of the interview, both on narrator and interviewer
7. Varieties of Oral History Projects (Community Studies): lots of examples and guidelines of projects--detailed
8. Varieties of Oral History Projects (Biography): " "
9. Varieties of Oral History Projects (Family Research): " "
10. Analysis and Interpretation: what to do with your data
11. Conclusion of the Project: includes detail on the evaluation, transcription, citation, archival, publication, etc.
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A breakdown of chapters:
1. Introduction to the In-Depth Interview: Definitions, uses, research method comparisons
2. Oral History and Memory: Analysis of human memory from narrative and psychological standpoints; discussion of factors affecting memory; how research factors in; differences in how people remember based on the general nature of event or personal perception; reliability of memory
3. Preparation for the Interview: Practical tips and guidelines ranging from conceptualizing to step-by-step protocol for scheduling the event
4. Interviewing Techniques: practical how-to...good advice
5. Legalities and Ethics: what is necessary to know in order to be aware of lawsuits, etc.
6. Interpersonal Relations in the Interview: the affecting tendencies of the interview, both on narrator and interviewer
7. Varieties of Oral History Projects (Community Studies): lots of examples and guidelines of projects--detailed
8. Varieties of Oral History Projects (Biography): " "
9. Varieties of Oral History Projects (Family Research): " "
10. Analysis and Interpretation: what to do with your data
11. Conclusion of the Project: includes detail on the evaluation, transcription, citation, archival, publication, etc.
Fact-filled Appendixes A-K
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