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Abstract This essay addresses the particular stakes and methodological commitments that come with conducting an “hometown ethnography.” Unlike “native” or “insider ethnographies” which focus on the researcher’s relationship to the population and culture...

Abstract While it is widely recognized that the interview is an encounter that can produce biases, distortions, and oversights, insufficient attention has been paid to the role that physical settings play in shaping interview dynamics and outcomes. We...

Abstract This paper reflects on the author’s experience of teaching oral history and related qualitative methods to students in Conflict Studies, a program oriented around intervening in conflicts and effecting positive change in the world. It examines...

Abstract Digital, Internet-based technologies present oral historians with opportunities to build an “inclusive transnational heritage” that enables users, especially migrants, to get a better understanding of countries to which they plan to immigrate...

Abstract In this article, I reflect on teaching oral history in a society with a centralized education system that inculcates a hegemonic national(ist) history. I suggest that the commitment to academic freedom and liberal arts education at Sabanci University...