Four Paradigm Transformations in Oral History

Interviews: Some Methodological and Historiographical Issues of Oral Sources

“…If that were to happen, it should be pointed out that there are many ways to embed such a project more into the so-called digital humanities than is the historians of physics' project, i.e., taking full advantages of the combination of digital technologies with the internet to build interactive video archives. On the one hand, there are good guides to do it as this corresponds to the last paradigm shift in oral history according to Alistair Thomson (2007) and is well discussed by Douglas Boyd (2016Boyd ( [2014). …”

RE: Reflections and Explorations A Forum for Deliberative Dialogue

“…Postcolonial scholars cultivate counternarratives to challenge hegemonic or established histories (see Abu-El Haj, 2001;Gregory, 2004;Grovogui, 2013;Said, 1979) while some oral historians explicitly seek out marginalized or "subaltern" perspectives to encourage more nuanced social narratives (Cline, 2006;Gluck, 1977;Portelli, 1991;Thomson, 2006). Neither of these approaches quite fits what Oppenheimer undertook in The Act of Killing.…”

Nõukogude aeg elulugudes – ‘katkestus’ või ‘järjepidevus’

“…aastatel eristusid ajaloost lähtuv suulise ajaloo (oral history) ja folkloristlikule jutu-uurimisele tuginev eluloo (life story) uurimine teineteisest märkimisväärselt (vt Titon 1980), siis interdistsiplinaarses uurimiskontekstis 1990. aastatest alates on need valdkonnad üsna põimunud. Suulise ajaloo uurijad arvestavad folkloristidele sarnaselt üha enam ajaloost jutustamise narratiivsete ja kommunikatiivsete aspektidega (vt nt Portelli 1997;Welzer 2000;Thomson 2007Thomson , 2012. Folkloristid tegelevad aga üha enam uurija osalusega tekstiloomes (vt nt Apo 1995: 173-186;Knuuttila 2010;Tuisk 2010: 164).…”