The course aims to provide participants with a basic theoretical knowledge of oral history and to give their opportunity to practice an interview working in a team.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
- Alessandro Portelli, Storie orali. Racconto, immaginazione, dialogo, Donzelli, 2007.
- Testi in pdf che saranno forniti durante il corso.
Programme
Some issues relating to the use of oral sources for contemporary history will be addressed, retracing the experiences gained in different Italian contexts starting from the 1950s and 1960s. Particular attention will be paid to the construction of the interview, its uses for research, its preservation in the archive and its intersections with other disciplines, including public history. In agreement with the teacher, each student will record an interview which they will then have to transcribe and argue in a thesis.Core Documentation
- Bruno Bonomo, Voci della memoria. L’uso delle fonti orali nella ricerca storica, Carocci, 2013.- Alessandro Portelli, Storie orali. Racconto, immaginazione, dialogo, Donzelli, 2007.
- Testi in pdf che saranno forniti durante il corso.
Attendance
mandatory attendance teacher profile teaching materials
- Alessandro Portelli, Storie orali. Racconto, immaginazione, dialogo, Donzelli, 2007.
- Testi in pdf che saranno forniti durante il corso.
Programme
Some issues relating to the use of oral sources for contemporary history will be addressed, retracing the experiences gained in different Italian contexts starting from the 1950s and 1960s. Particular attention will be paid to the construction of the interview, its uses for research, its preservation in the archive and its intersections with other disciplines, including public history. In agreement with the teacher, each student will record an interview which they will then have to transcribe and argue in a thesis.Core Documentation
- Bruno Bonomo, Voci della memoria. L’uso delle fonti orali nella ricerca storica, Carocci, 2013.- Alessandro Portelli, Storie orali. Racconto, immaginazione, dialogo, Donzelli, 2007.
- Testi in pdf che saranno forniti durante il corso.
Attendance
mandatory attendance teacher profile teaching materials
- Alessandro Portelli, Storie orali. Racconto, immaginazione, dialogo, Donzelli, 2007.
- Testi in pdf che saranno forniti durante il corso.
Programme
Some issues relating to the use of oral sources for contemporary history will be addressed, retracing the experiences gained in different Italian contexts starting from the 1950s and 1960s. Particular attention will be paid to the construction of the interview, its uses for research, its preservation in the archive and its intersections with other disciplines, including public history. In agreement with the teacher, each student will record an interview which they will then have to transcribe and argue in a thesis.Core Documentation
- Bruno Bonomo, Voci della memoria. L’uso delle fonti orali nella ricerca storica, Carocci, 2013.- Alessandro Portelli, Storie orali. Racconto, immaginazione, dialogo, Donzelli, 2007.
- Testi in pdf che saranno forniti durante il corso.
Attendance
mandatory attendance