Muistitietotutkimuksen paikka
Teoriat, käytännöt ja muutos
Language
FinnishAbstract
The volume is a comprehensive handbook of oral history and memory studies in Finland. The Finnish research field has originally emerged at the collaborative intersection of history, folklore studies, and ethnology. Since then, this field has developed into vibrant multi- and cross-disciplinary arena characterized by a strong focus on methodological issues related to memory in culture and theoretical engagement with studies on narration and processes of remembering. The chapters of the book explore the perspectives on the production of memory-based knowledge in oral history interviews and collection campaigns of written reminiscences. Moreover, the book introduces versatile methodological approaches to the study of memory and memories, ranging from narrative to corpus analysis, and investigates the multiple media of remembrance from documentary film to museum exhibition. The chapters of the book also engage the field’s disciplinary position and interrogate the potentials and challenges related to the application of the methods of oral history research and the use of memory-based knowledge beyond academia in political, societal, and community-based projects.
Keywords
cultural memory; oral history; methodology; collective memoryDOI
10.21435/skst.1478ISBN
9789518584387, 9789518584394, 9789518584400Publisher
Finnish Literature Society / SKSPublication date and place
Helsinki, 2022Series
Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Toimituksia, 21Classification
Social and cultural history
Social and cultural anthropology
Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)
History