Oral history: conceptual definitions, reflections and practical applications

Code:

HO1

Acronym:

HO_DCRAP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Social and Behavioral Sciences

Instance: 2023/2024 - SP (of 17-04-2024 to 20-06-2024)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Oral history: conceptual definitions, reflections and practical applications

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HO_DCRAP	8	study plan	1	-		20	20

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Understand the heuristic potential of Oral History methodology; think critically about the possibilities of using the Oral History methodology; plan and apply the Oral History methodology; interpret and process the data arising from this process of research.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course, the participant must be able to:
1) understand the heuristic potential of Oral History methodology;
2) think critically about the possibilities of using the Oral History methodology;
3) plan and apply the Oral History methodology; 4) interpret and process the data arising from this process of research.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.Conceptual definition
  1.1Biographical approach in History and Anthropology
  1.2 Oral history, life story and thematic report

2. Memory, narrative, biography and orality
  2.1 Subjectivities and "truths"
  2.1 Heuristic possibilities

3. The methodology of Oral history and its epistemological implications
  3.1 Practices and possibilities
  3.2 Objectivity and ethics

4. Planning and action
  4.1 Define interlocutors, prepare a script and prepare interviews
  4.2 Transcription, editing and archiving

5. Conclusions and Perspectives
  5.1 Reflections and evaluations
  5.2 Possible developments

Mandatory literature

ALBERTI, Verena; Indivíduo e biografia na história oral, Rio de Janeiro: CPDOC, 2000
BENJAMIN, Walter; O narrador. In. Magia, técnica, arte e política, São Paulo, Brasiliense, v. 1, pp. 197-221 (Obras escolhidas), 1987
BOURDIEU, Pierre; A Ilusão biográfica. In: FERREIRA, Marieta de Moraes. & AMADO, Janaína. (orgs.) Usos e Abusos da História Oral, Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Getúlio Vargas, 1996
CRAPANZANO, Vincent; Life-Histories, American Anthropologist, 88, 1984
FERREIRA, Marieta de Moraes; ABREU, Alzira Alves [et al]; Entrevistas: abordagens e usos da história oral, Rio de Janeiro: Ed. Fundação Getúlio Vargas, 1998
DENZIN, Norman; Interpretive Biography, Sage Publications, 1989
JOUTARD, Philippe; Desafios à História Oral do Século XXI. In. ALBERTI, V., FERNANDES, TM. e FERREIRA, MM., orgs.2000 - História oral: desafios para o século XXI, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Fiocruz, 2000
MEIHY, José Carlos Sebe B.; HOLANDA, Fabíola; História oral: como fazer, como pensar, São Paulo: Contexto, 2007
OLIVEIRA, Luísa Thiago de; A História Oral em Portugal. In. Sociologia, problemas e práticas, n.º 63, pp. 139-156, 2010

Teaching methods and learning activities

For each class, there will be a suggestion to read a (small) text from the bibliography, available on a drive, which will guide the class theme. In the first part of each class, the teacher/facilitator will explain the topic in question. The themes will then be streamlined according to the investigations/investigative interests of the participants. From point 4 of the program, the sessions will be in the format of a workshop, in which participants will be stimulated to develop a guide for applying the technique.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	20,00
Total:	20,00

Eligibility for exams

75% attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

n/a