Sacred Defense memory writing vanguards to be hailed
During the press conference of Tehran's First Sacred Defense Memory Writing Festival, the event's secretary said:" Besides introducing five of the festival's top memory writers, five vanguards of sacred defense memory writing's scientific and practical fields will be honored as well. The ceremony is slated for June 22.Call for Papers on “Iran and the World War II” Conference
On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Allies occupation of Iran, the National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran is planning to convene a high-level conference in this respect in collaboration with archive, research and higher education centers on 14 and 15 September 2011.3rd National Archives conference to be held
The 3rd National Conference of Archives in Iran will be held June 11 parallel with the international archives day at the National Library and Archives Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran.American Muslims to Record, Preserve Oral Histories With StoryCorps July 4th
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- My Faith My Voice (MFMV), a platform dedicated to promoting the grassroots voice of Muslims in America, announced today it will partner with StoryCorps, a national organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the oral history of America, on July 4th weekend in Chicago, Ill. The partnership will seek to humanize the American Muslim community and reflect the growing diversity of our country's national landscape.Bulletin of the International Oral History Association
Words and Silences is The Bulletin of the International Oral History Association (published twice a year) Volume 19:1, January 2011International conference at the National Museum of Contemporary -Slovenia
International conference to be held at the National Museum of Contemporary History , Ljubljana, Slovenia, 20-21 October 2011Conference on Qajar Persia (Iran)
The International Qajar Studies Association in cooperation with the International Institute of Social History (IISH) will hold the 11th Conference on Qajar studies on 3-4 June 2011.Pilots narrate Sacred Defense memories
Oral history of the Sacred Defense is being recorded by a number of the pilots of the war, said director of the Theoretical and Strategic Studies office of the army's air force.A Report of the 2nd Conference of Oral History(2)
The second day of the second conference on oral history was held at 9 AM just the same as the first day. Beginning with the national anthem followed by Quran recitation, it consisted of 4 panels. Four conferences were planned for this day.17th International Oral History Association Conference
Title: The Challenges of Oral History in the 21st Century: Diversity, Inequality and Identity Construction. Conference Dates: 4-7 September 2012 Confirmation Deadline: 31 October 2011...
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100 Questions / 42
What is the importance of the narrator and interviewers shared understanding of the past 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 the 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, ...
