Research of Oral History

Course

Research of Oral History

Course code

Teacher’s name

Feng Jicai

(Sun Yufang)

Title

Professor

(Teaching Assistant)

School

Feng Jicai Institute of Literature and Art

Semester

1

Hours

16

Credit

1

Teaching method

Teaching 14hours;Discussing 2hours

Course Introduction

In the 1940s, modern oral history originated in the United States, Britain and other developed countries. Currently, it is seen as a major new historical method, has been widely using in many disciplines such as history, political science, economics, anthropology, literature, sociology, Folklore and demographic, etc.Under normal circumstances, oral history is seen as a scientific method using oral information of purposeful interview including sound recordings and videos as important historical texts to build and rehabilitate the original appearance of history.Therefore, oral history is also known as a veritable history of science for the general public, which reflects the return to the humanistic tradition. The development of modern communication technology, the improvement of people’s consciousness in involving social development process provides supportive conditions for the development of oral history. So far, the oral history is still in the construction phase, its methods and theories still need further exploring. This course combines practical cases of oral history, carries out theory and practice teaching, and thinks of related disciplinary Construction.

Examination:

paper submitted

Teaching Materials

1. Xiangyin Yang,a dialogue with history - the theory and practice of oral history, China Social Sciences Press, 2004

2. Chen Mo,oral history Path (practice manuals), People's Publishing House, 2013

Bibliography

1. Feng Jicai,Ten years’ madness, the era of Art Publishing House, 2003

2. (US) Rich Donald wrote, Wang Zhizhi, Yao Li translated,Doing Oral History, contemporary Chinese Press,2006

3. (English) Paul Thompson wrote,The voice of the past: oral history,Qin Fangming et al. translated, Liaoning Education Press, 2000.

4. Liu Xiaomeng, Xu Jianxin,Oral Chinese: Oral literature - who can restore history, China Social Sciences Press, 2004

5. Zhou Xinguo,theory and practice of oral history in China, China Social Sciences Press, 2005

6. Wang Yuying,oral history of contemporary China - why and what for, Encyclopedia of China Publishing House, 2012