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Author: Carol McKirdy ,
Nancy MacKay
Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc
Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc
Volume: 3
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9781629580036
ISBN 10: 1629580031
Pages: 177
Publication Date: 31 August 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""This most recent contribution to the publisher's 'Practicing Oral History Series,' written by the proprietor of an oral-history consulting firm, points out the special considerations of interviewing immigrants. The importance of awareness of cultural differences and trauma experienced by refugees, as well as the decision to use an interpreter, are all examined... Handbooks like this will ensure that the practice rests on a firm foundation of knowledge. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All libraries. All levels."" CHOICE Reviews ""...by producing a text that outlines the issues one faces in interviewing immigrant narrators, she provides strategies to deal with these challenges, and, at the same time, explores some of the profound insights such interviews can create. McKirdy has done both the oral history community and immigrants an enduring service."" Anne Spry Rush, Oral History Review"
Every immigrant has a story we can learn from, and the very best way for their stories to reach the ears and the hearts of public audiences is through the recorded oral history interview. Practicing Oral History with Immigrant Narrators provides the tools and best practices to do just that. McKirdy honors the uniqueness of every immigrant s story, sensitively illustrated with real-life examples, and at the same time recognizes commonalities within the immigrant experience. From the Foreword by Nancy MacKay
McKirdy s publication will have a major impact upon refining why and how immigrant oral histories are undertaken it will become an essential handbook for the nurturing of oral historians in this specialist field. It offers a well-defined and clear voice to best practice sourced from not only the author s depth of knowledge and experience, but also that of immigrant oral histories projects within both the United States and Australia. Sensitivities and strategies of personal interaction, cultural understanding, considerations of language and trauma, are all explored and articulated with both professionals and amateurs in mind. The world has stories to tell of immigration, and this book passes on the word as how best to encourage successful engagement with the telling, recording and documenting. Leonard Janiszewski, Macquarie University
Author Information
Carol McKirdy is proprietor of the oral history company HistoryHerstory based in Sydney, Australia. She has conducted numerous oral history projects through universities, communities and societies, including an extensive project with Sudanese immigrant communities in Australia.
