The course is aimed at work with narrative resources, concretely their analysis and interpretation. The main topics discussed both theoretically and practically there are: interview questions as an integral part of interpretations, subjectivity of narrative resources, subjectivity of interpretation itself, possible incorrect interpretations. Analytic and interpretative techniques are presented (and trained) in a form of practical exercises (analysis of some interviews, resp. transcriptions) and follow-up discussion.
Literatura - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Monika Picková (04.09.2023)
Obligatory:
Blee, Kathlen. Evidence, Empathy and Ethics. In The Journal of American History, Vol. 80. 2 (1993): 596-606.
Borland, Katherine. That’s Not What I Said. In Bergner Gluck, Sherna; Patai, Daphne (eds.). Women’s Words: The Feminist Practice of Oral History . New York: Routledge, 1991, s. 63-75. ISBN 978-0415903721..
Berger Gluck, Sherna. Reflecting on the Quantum Leap: Promises and Perils of Oral History on the Web. In The Oral History Review (41). 2 (2014): 244-256.
Josselson, Ruthellen. On Writing Other People’s Lives. In Josselson, Ruthellen (ed.). Ethics and Process Volume 4 of The Narrative Study of Lives . Kalifornie: SAGE Publications, 1996, s. 60-71. ISBN 978-0761902379..
Perks, Robert; Thomson, Alistair. The oral history reader. New York: Routledge, 2006, 578 s. ISBN 9780415343039.
Ritchie, Donald A. (ed.). The Oxford handbook of oral history. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, 542 s. ISBN 978-0-19-994506-1.
Yow, Valerie R. Recording oral history: a guide for the humanities and social sciences. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2005, 416 s. ISBN 0-7591-1252-5.
Recommended:
Anderson, Kathryn; Jack, Dana C. Learning to Listen. In Perks Robert; Thomson, Alistair (eds.). The Oral History Reader . New York: Routledge, 2006, s. 207-222. ISBN 9780415343039..
Chase, Susan. Personal Vulnerability and Interpretive Authority in Narrative Research. In Josselson Ruthellen (ed.). Ethics and Process Volume 4 of The Narrative Study of Lives . Kalifornie: SAGE Publications, 1996, s. 60-71. ISBN 978-0761902379..
Dunaway, David K.; Baum, Willa K. (eds.). Oral History. An Interdisciplinary Anthology. Lanham: Altamira Press, 1996, 432 s. ISBN 978-0761991892.
Ochberg, Richard L. Interpreting Life Stories. In Josselson Ruthellen (ed.). Ethics and Process Volume 4 of The Narrative Study of Lives . Kalifornie: SAGE Publications, 1996, s. 97-114. ISBN 978-0761902379..
Vaněk, Miroslav; Mücke, Pavel. Třetí strana trojúhelníku: teorie a praxe orální historie. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum: Fakulta humanitních studií, 2022, 340 s. ISBN 978-80-246-5335-8.
Yow, Valerie R. Do I Like Them too Much?. In Oral History Review. (1997): 55-79.
Metody výuky - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Monika Picková (04.09.2023)
Students are provided with the texts before the lecture.
Transcriptions of oral history interviews are downloaded from online sources; web sites where transcription is accessible are stated in syllabus.
Every week I ask you to prepare:
1) abstract of the text related to interpretation theory or practice (short, one page maximally)
2) short interpretation of the interview (transcription you will read); the questions/tasks for the interviews stated below use as “help” when you start with the work; the basic “rule” for interpretation work is to add something we cannot read directly from the interview (approx. one page – you need not interpret the whole interview, only the part you are interested in)
Sylabus - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Monika Picková (04.09.2023)
I. Introduction
analysis and interpretation – brief overview and definition
practical information on conducting interview
various forms of interpretation
II. History as an interpretation
life experience as a primary source of history research
subjectivity, the topic of “truth”
interpretation influenced/biased by researcher’s interests
homework
abstract from: Alessandro Portelli: What makes oral history different (in Perks, Thomson)
interpretation of: Karl Astrom (Describe strong and weak points of the interview; find three most important topics of the life story.) http://ethw.org/Oral-History:Karl_Astrom
III. Interpersonal relationships in oral history interview
interpersonal relationships during the interview
influencing variables: age, gender, race, education, class
researcher’s/interviewer’s vulnerability
homework
abstract of the text: Jan Vansina: Oral Tradition and Historical Methodology (in Dunaway)
abstract from: Valerie Yow: Varieties of Oral History Projects. Family Research (in Yow)
interpretation of the interview: Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Jessee (Consider dynamics of the interview when a married couple is interviewed. Topics, length of statements, dynamics, who is ‘leader’ in the interview etc.) http://www.trumanlibrary.org/oralhist/jessee.htm
popularization and medialization of oral history projects
using web and new technologies in oral history vs research ethics
homework
abstract from the: Sherna Berger Gluck: Reflecting on the Quantum Leap: Promises and Perils of Oral History on the Web (in The Oral History Review, 2014, 41:2), text in SIS
different views on participation of narrators on the final project output
homework
abstract from: Rules and ethics of oral historical research must be respected (4th chapter from the book Around the Globe)
interpretation of the interview Monika Pajerová – your own interpretation (the interview will be sent to students via Uschovna till end of March)
Podmínky zakončení předmětu - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Monika Picková (04.09.2023)
Students are expected to do the assigned readings, participate in two consultations, and write response papers as stated in the course schedule. As a final assignment, an essay has to be prepared (see details below).
Attest is given when all study duties are met; the final evaluation is composed as follows:
20 %
abstracts of various theoretical and methodological texts (specified bellow) (from 200 to 400 words, approx. 1 page maximally)
deadline is stated in a schedule bellow
20 %
written interpretations of oral history interviews’ transcriptions (1–2 pages according to; basic topics for interpretation are stated
deadline is stated in a schedule bellow
60 %
final assay (interpretation of oral history interview; of an interview chosen /can be specified within consultations/, 10–15 pages)
Grades:
A: score 85–100
B: score 75–84
C: score 68–83
Studijní opory - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Monika Picková (27.08.2023)
Study materials for the course can be found on Moodle UK. All informations are written on the OHSD website.
