To answer one of your questions, my experience of oral history has come through Studs Terkel's books like Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression.
Agreed! Didn’t know about the rigour of oral history, but it makes sense as you described it. I love to hear stories that people tell about themselves and their places too. Just had a few weeks travel with so many fascinating stories- didn’t officially record them but also I can’t wait to incorporate them into future writing. Thanks for your interesting post!
To answer one of your questions, my experience of oral history has come through Studs Terkel's books like Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression.
Agreed! Didn’t know about the rigour of oral history, but it makes sense as you described it. I love to hear stories that people tell about themselves and their places too. Just had a few weeks travel with so many fascinating stories- didn’t officially record them but also I can’t wait to incorporate them into future writing. Thanks for your interesting post!
This is really interesting Yasmin, thank you. You’ve got me looking up Oral History now! 😊