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This book focuses predominantly on conducting oral history with people of recent wars and conflicts. It serves as an invitation to community scholars, students, oral historians and families of veterans to participate in the oral history process and to embrace methodology for conducting oral history projects and interviewing war veterans.
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Preface
Section I: Introduction
Chapter 1: My Story
Chapter 2: Overview and Evolution of Military and Veterans Oral History
Chapter 3: Personal Connections to Veterans Oral History
Section II: Issues Common in Veterans Oral History
Chapter 4: Best Practices and Ethical Guidelines
Chapter 5: Race, Ethnicity, Class, Dis/Ability and Gender in the Military [among Veterans]
Chapter 6: Trust, Trauma and the Human Factor
Chapter 7: The Nature of Memory and Silence
Section III: Conducting a Veterans Oral History Project
Chapter 8: Project Design and Preparation
Chapter 9: Recording Techniques
Chapter 10: Interviewing Techniques
Chapter 11: Interviewing War Veterans
Section IV: After the Interview
Chapter 12: Transcribing and Archiving
Chapter 13: Using Veterans Oral History
Chapter 14: The Value of Veterans Oral History
Chapter 15: Reflections
Appendix
Appendix A: Sample Interview Questionnaire
Appendix B: Veteran’s Biographical Information Form
Appendix C: Interview’s Release Agreement Form
Appendix D: Veteran’s Release Agreement Form
Appendix E: Photograph & Memorabilia Log
Appendix F: Interview Summary Form
Appendix G: Project Design Form
Appendix H: Veterans Organizations
Appendix I: Oral History Organizations
Selected Bibliography
Index
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Sharon D. Raynor currently serves as the Dean of the School of Humanities and the Winnie Wood Endowed Professor of English and Digital Media at Elizabeth City State University. She is the co-editor of Teaching Race in Perilous Times: Racial Discourse in the College Classroom (SUNY) and Executive Producer for the documentary film, In the Face of Adversity: The Service and Legacy of African American WWII Veterans.
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This book focuses predominantly on conducting oral history with people of recent wars and conflicts. It serves as an invitation to community scholars, students, oral historians and families of veterans to participate in the oral history process and to embrace methodology for conducting oral history projects and interviewing war veterans.
