Theory Two: The Borderline Legitimacy Crisis of Oral History in the Academic System
Theory One: “The Structural Duality of Opportunity–Threat in the Government’s Entry into Oral History”
An Interview with Members of an Iraqi Mawkib Present at the Gatherings in Tehran
The Beating Pulse of a Nation at the Moment of Nowruz
Happy Islamic Republic of Iran Day!
Spring under the shadow of war
Our Condolances for the martyrdom of Imam Khamenei, the leader of muslims of the world.
Fasting in Tikrit Prison No. 16; Test of Faith in the Heart of Hardship
The Third Regiment: Memoirs of an Iraqi Prisoner of War-41
The forces of the Fifth and Ninth Divisions were stationed a few kilometers apart. Several rivers passed near their headquarters. In late 1981, the water level began to decrease. Therefore, they brought the Zain Al-Qaws tank battalion to this area to be stationed on the front lines and compensate for the weakness of these lines due to the lowering of the level of this natural obstacle.Arbaeen in the Heart of the Neighborhood
One of the Mosques Hosting the Funeral Ceremony of the Martyred Leader
The first thing that caught my attention were the backpacks, bags, blankets, and pillows that were seen in every corner of the mosque. In one corner, several women in colorful veils were sitting together and talking quietly. Some who were exhausted from the journey were sleeping on the carpets of the mosque. Children were moving between the men's and women's sections, and the servants were welcoming ...Critique of Oral History Question 41
As is the practice every week, the Oral History website sent oral history question number 41 to experts in this field and asked them to provide their answer in 100 words. In the meantime, Mr. Hassan Beheshtipour, an oral history activist and expert, found the question problematic. The following note explains the objection and the expert’s critical view of last week’s question.Bakhtiari Narrator of Minab School
From the Mobile Procession to a Month of Sympathy
Our martyred leader had said, “You narrate the truths of your own society, your own country, and your revolution. If you do not narrate, the enemy will narrate. If you do not narrate the revolution, the enemy will narrate. If you do not narrate the incident of the Sacred Defense, the enemy will narrate. He will justify it however, he wants.Experts answer to oral history questions
100 Questions / 40
What is the boundary between memoir and oral history?
We asked several researchers and activists in the field of oral history to express their views on oral history questions. The names of each participant are listed at the beginning of their answers, and the text of all the answers will be published on this portal by the end of the week.The Third Regiment: Memoirs of an Iraqi Prisoner of War-40
I was treating them in the open air and under the scorching sun. After advancing for two kilometers, our forces reached a dead end. They had entered a swampy area surrounded by many trees. There was no hope for the advance of personnel and personnel carriers. Our forces around the village of "Kuheh" faced fierce resistance from the IRGC, who were fighting with light weapons and were supported by 106 cannons, 82 mm mortars and heavy artillery.Theories about oral history narrated by artificial intelligence
Theory Four: The Crisis of Border Legitimacy
Oral history, more than being an accumulation of narratives, is a field of methodical dialogue between memory, power, ethics, and representation. In the meantime, one of the challenges for researchers in this field is to move from “interview report” to “theoretical structure”; a question to which each expert, based on his or her experience and intellectual framework, gives a different answer.A Look at the Book of the Restless Anonymous
The book “Gomnam-e biqarar (The Restless Anonymous)” is organized into four chapters after the introduction and foreword. The first chapter is dedicated to the family background, birth, education, and the beginning of the struggles of Martyr Seyyed Hossein Alamolhoda, and the second chapter follows the events of his life and political struggles from his return to Ahvaz to his departure to Tehran and the plot to assassinate General Huyser.Experts Answer to Oral History Questions
100 Questions / 39
What is the Position of Subcultures in Oral History?
We asked several researchers and activists in the field of oral history to express their views on oral history questions. The names of each participant are listed at the beginning of their answers, and the text of all answers will be published on this portal by the end of the week.A Classmates Narration of Martyr Zahra Haddad Adel
On an autumn day in 1997, I entered the joint office of the Islamic Association and the Student Mobilization (Basij) Unit of the Sisters' Branch of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Allameh Tabatabaei University. There was a young girl sitting there whom I had never seen before. One of my friends introduced her: "This is Zahra Haddad Adel; the daughter of Dr. Haddad Adel." I knew Dr. Haddad Adel; he was a prominent and well-known professor at the university.Most visited
- A Classmates Narration of Martyr Zahra Haddad Adel
- The Third Regiment: Memoirs of an Iraqi Prisoner of War-39
- The Third Regiment: Memoirs of an Iraqi Prisoner of War-40
- A Look at the Book of the Restless Anonymous
- 100 Questions / 39
- 100 Questions / 40
- Theory Four: The Crisis of Border Legitimacy
- Bakhtiari Narrator of Minab School
100 Questions/ 34
To what extent are we allowed to use narrative techniques (however simple) in compiling an oral history text?We asked several researchers and activists in the field of oral history to express their views on oral history questions. The names of each participant are listed at the beginning of their answers, and the text of all answers will be published on this portal by the end of the week.
Validation: Challenges and Necessities
Where does truth stand in oral history? How can the correctness of a narrative be recognized? Does fact-checking matter? If there is exaggeration in the reporting of some accounts, how can it be detected? Is it possible to record an event accurately through the recording of a narrative? Readers and users of oral history works are often faced with these questions, and sometimes encounter doubts about some oral history works.From Revolutionary Circles to the Military Arm of the Islamic Government
In those days, it became clear that certain institutions had to be established very quickly—institutions suited to the temperament, expectations, and lingering aspirations of the younger generation; young people who had been politically active before the Revolution and, in some cases, had been directly entangled in arrests, imprisonment, ...Authenticating Oral History: From Possibility to Necessity
The use of oral history as one of the historical sources has long been one of the principal challenges facing oral historians and those who employ it in contemporary historiography. The development of international standards for oral history, as well as IRIB standards, was intended to address the criticisms raised in this regard. The relationship between Diplomatics in written records and oral history is reciprocal.
