oral historian
collocation in Englishmeaningsoforalandhistorian
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oral
adjective
uk/ˈɔː.rəl/us/ˈɔːr.əl/
spoken and ...
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historian
noun[C]
uk/hɪˈstɔː.ri.ən/us/hɪˈstɔːr.i.ən/
someone who writes about or ...
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(Definition oforalandhistorianfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoforal historian
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I am anoralhistorianwho also writes and researches on issues relating to reminiscence and life review.
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Since neither published nor documentary sources cast light on this issue, there would seem to be considerable scope in this field for theoralhistorian.
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Sometimes theoralhistorianis looking for information that may not directly apply to or reflect a wider scheme of social and individual interaction.
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Unlike other historians, anoralhistorianproduces his or her own sources, in most cases (although some have worked on the interviews of others).
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He was also a folklorist, ethnomusicologist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist,oralhistorian, and film-maker.
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She moves among oral historians, ethnographers, literary thinkers, and cognitive scientists.
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One of her central claims is that oral historians have heretofore been looking too literally at this material, and perhaps extrapolating too simplistically from it.
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One possibility (as some feminist oral historians have argued) is to identify topics which have immediate relevance to the wider public.
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Designed for the advanced student and experiencedoralhistorian, these essays present the essentials of oral history, conceptualized with theory, informed by historiography, and stimulated by new field methods.
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However, a strong feature of the work of oral historians involves the desire to bring history alive through the voices of ordinary people.
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To this end, it seems to me that oral historians and historical archaeologists could benefit from a meeting of minds.
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In summary, this review of the methods of oral historians and reminiscence workers suggests that there are aspects which can usefully be shared.
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I refer to these individuals as oral historians.
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Though oral historians are keen to establish their unique credentials as the champions of memory as a data source, they are only continuing with a well-established tradition.
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Amongst oral historians there has been a slow realisation, one which is scarcely ever recorded as part of the formal process of data collection.
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By means of the interview, oral historians are able to access personal experience, eye witness accounts and the memories of people whose perspectives might otherwise be ignored or neglected.
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Finally, when it comes to presentation, the issue of ownership of the product is equally an issue of concern for oral historians and for reminiscence workers.
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Herero oral historians also see a direct connection between the supply of labour and the outbreak of the war, although their interpretation of events differs from that presented here.
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Oral historians in different countries have approached the collection, analysis, and dissemination of oral history in different modes.
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This makes them of interest to a variety of people, from oral historians, to etymologists, to the casual browser.
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