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Oral history and public memories

Paula Hamilton, Linda Shopes (eds.)

Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press (2008), xvii, 302 pp.

"Oral history is inherently about memory, and when oral history interviews are used "in public," they invariably both reflect and shape public memories of the past. Oral History and Public Memories is the only book that explores this relationship, in fourteen case studies of oral history's use in a ... more

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Learning to Listen: A Manual for Oral History Projects

London; New York: Panos; Open Society Institute (2008), 174 pp.

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Language in South Asia

Braj B. Kachru, S. N. Sridhar, Yamuna Kachru (eds.)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2008), xxiv, 608 pp.

"Topics covered include the ongoing linguistic processes, controversies, and implications of language modernization; the functions of South Asian languages within the legal system, media, cinema, and religion; language conflicts and politics, and Sanskrit and its long traditions of study and teachin ... more

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Heeding the Voiceless: A Guide to Use Oral Testimonies for Radio Documentaries

Dakar: Panos Afrique de l'Ouest (2006), 87 pp.

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Remembering: Oral History Performance

Della Pollock Hall (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2006), xii, 205 pp.

"Drawing on the work of scholars and practitioners such as Augusto Boal, Gloria Anzaldua, and Trinh Minh-ha, these essays advocate oral history and oral history-based performance as means to challenge and expand upon traditional ways of transmitting historical knowledge. The contributors' central co ... more

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Jóvenes e internet: Entre el pensar y el sentir

María Teresa Quiroz

Lima: Universidad de Lima, Fondo Editorial (2004), 246 pp.

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Voices from the Mountain: Oral Testimonies from Shimshal, the Karakoram, Pakistan

London: Panos (2004), 49 pp.

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Voices from the Mountain: Oral Testimonies from the Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, Mexico

London: Panos (2004), 49 pp.

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Voices from the Mountain: Oral Testimonies from Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh, India

London: Panos (2003), 49 pp.

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Voices from the Mountain: Oral Testimonies from Nepal

London: Panos (2003), 49 pp.

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Africa Shoots Back: Alternative Perspectives in Sub-Saharan Francophone African Film

Melissa Thackway

Bloomington; Oxford: Indiana University Press; James Currey Publishers (2003), viii, 230 pp.

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African Words, African Voices: Critical Practices in Oral History

Luise White, Stephan Miescher, David William Cohen (eds.)

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2002), vi, 322 pp.

"Until the advent of African independence, Africans were not considered fitting subjects for historical research and their words, voices, and experiences were largely absent from the continent's history. In 13 lively and provocative essays focusing on all areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, oral sources ar ... more

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Voices from the Mountain: Oral Testimonies from Cerro de Pasco, Peru

London: Panos (2002), 49 pp.

"In the area around Cerro de Pasco, where these interviews were gathered, people’s herding lifestyle has undergone great change, principally as a result of Peru’s most important industry: mining. While it has brought employment and infrastructure to the region, the industry paid scant regard to ... its environmental impact: waste from the mines seeped into the water supply, and polluted the springs that run through the pastures; lakes once full of fish, and a magnet for birds, are discoloured, empty of life and their surroundings silent. Fumes from the smelter and other processing plants have polluted the air and stripped the nearby slopes of vegetation. The health of people and livestock has been badly affected, animal numbers have dramatically declined and few farmers now make a living from herding alone. And, as many narrators point out, working in the mines has weakened people’s bonds with the environment on which they previously depended [...] The impact of the mining industry underlies most narrators’ stories, which were gathered in 1995. Some stress social and cultural change; others highlight the economic impact. Almost all bear witness to the effects on the land, livestock and people’s health. The focus on industry, and the positive and negative results of being a mineral-rich highland area, is particular to this collection. But as resource extraction in mountain regions accelerates, these narrators’ experiences will be of interest to many other communities. In Peru alone, the area taken over for mining activities had expanded from 6 million hectares in 1992 to 24 million hectares by 2000. As in other areas in the Central Andes, out-migration is a major issue. Young people’s need for education and employment takes them away from the highlands. Some return, but most—without adequate job opportunities in their home area—end up staying in Lima or other cities. But many would stay if they could, say narrators, and faithfully return to celebrate their community fiestas. These testimonies bear witness to a still vibrant culture, mixing Catholic, Andean and other influences, and distinguished above all by a still powerful bond with the land and the mountain." (Introduction, page 1-2) more