Recording Oral History: A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Recording Oral History: A Guide to for the Humanities and Social Sciences
By Valerie Raleigh Yow
Lanham, MD and Oxford: AltaMira Press, 2005 (second edition)
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Hardbound ISBN 0-7591-0654
Softbound ISBN 978-0-759106550
Description:
“Recording Oral History (second edition), is wonderful—it’s like being with Valerie Raleigh 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.”
–Rebecca Sharpless, Baylor University Institute for Oral History
“Yow’s Recording Oral History (second edition) is an excellent guide for both the established oral historian and the student. Her discussion 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!”
–Kim Lacy Rogers, past-president, Oral History Association
