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“There are many important books on oral history. My book was the launch title in the Understanding Qualitative Research series with Oxford University Press. I think what makes my book and all of the series books unique is the emphasis on writing instruction for researchers who want to use the…” quote by Patricia Leavy — Download Open image

“There are many important books on oral history. My book was the launch title in the Understanding Qualitative Research series with Oxford University Press. I think what makes my book and all of the series books unique is the emphasis on writing instruction for researchers who want to use the method being described.”

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Oral history is a research method. It is a way of conducting long, highly detailed interviews with people about their life experiences, often in…

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Moreover, it is so important that people have the opportunity to share their stories and have them documented. There have been large-scale oral history…

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Students are often taught when to use a particular method and how to use it, but not how to effectively write up their research…

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I had published a co-edited book with Oxford a decade ago, my first book actually. Years later I found myself having lunch with Lori…

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There are always challenges with books , deciding what to include and what to omit.

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Oral history interviews allow us to document and chronicle people's stories; stories that might otherwise not be included in the historical record.

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My book, Oral History: Understanding Qualitative Research is about how researchers use this method and how to write up their oral history projects so…

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People must be able to use their voice, tell their stories, have their experiences recognized and their voices heard.

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I may be biased, but I think the cover art is stunning.

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I was invited. Oxford University Press is simply as prestigious a press as there is so when they come to your door and invite…

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As audiences, when we are exposed to oral history projects not only do we learn but in some ways we also bear witness to…

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