Angela Zusman offers an informative guidebook with step-by-step directions for planning and implementing intergenerational oral history projects, using youth to interview elders. An expert on these programs, Zusman uses her experiences and those of other oral historians to show how community projects are organized, youthful historians located and trained, interviews conducted, and the project archived for future community needs. Included are a variety of sample documents and case studies designed to ease the process for the uninitiated.
Angela Zusman offers an informative guidebook with step-by-step directions for planning and implementing intergenerational oral history projects.
"This is the most readable text on oral history I've seen. Ms. Zusman draws on her experience working with youth oral history projects and weaves real life anecdotes into a very clear set of steps for planning and conducting an intergenerational oral history project. All topics are covered, so anyone [teachers, community workers, librarians, or senior citizen program coordinators] should be able to pick up the book and follow through it to conduct a successful project. A delight to read and a wealth of information."
- Nancy MacKay, author of Curating Oral Histories
"In this engaging and practical handbook, personal historian Angela Zusman provides clear, easy-to-follow guidelines and practical tips for organizing local oral history projects that team young interviewers with elder storytellers. The elders feel listened to and validated, the youths learn that life stories are pieces of history, and both enjoy the emotional connections forged by sharing personal stories. Five case histories—in a private high school, a community center in Oakland’s Chinatown, a library, a senior residential community, and an l%
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