Oral history in South Africa
Colonial and apartheid-era historical narratives in South Africa often disregard oral testimonies, leaving significant gaps in understanding the country’s rich and complex past. This scholarly book explores the methodologies and ethics of oral history to address these omissions and to elevate oral t...
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| author | Mokgoatšana, Sekgothe Landman, Christina Kugara, Stewart L. Matshidze, Pfarelo E Mushonga, Munyaradzi Thabane, Motlatsi Ntsimane, Radikobo Twala, Chitja Archary, Kogielam K. Phori, John R |
| author_browse | Archary, Kogielam K. Kugara, Stewart L. Landman, Christina Matshidze, Pfarelo E Mokgoatšana, Sekgothe Mushonga, Munyaradzi Ntsimane, Radikobo Phori, John R Thabane, Motlatsi Twala, Chitja |
| author_facet | Mokgoatšana, Sekgothe Landman, Christina Kugara, Stewart L. Matshidze, Pfarelo E Mushonga, Munyaradzi Thabane, Motlatsi Ntsimane, Radikobo Twala, Chitja Archary, Kogielam K. Phori, John R |
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| description | Colonial and apartheid-era historical narratives in South Africa often disregard oral testimonies, leaving significant gaps in understanding the country’s rich and complex past. This scholarly book explores the methodologies and ethics of oral history to address these omissions and to elevate oral testimonies as vital tools in historical scholarship. This book brings together ten chapters authored by leading academics and researchers. It critically examines how oral history methodologies can be contextualised within South Africa’s diverse and multifaceted society. Rather than focusing on Eurocentric approaches, it emphasises the need to rethink the ethics and practices of oral history from an Afrocentric perspective. Through its transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary lens, spanning history, indigenous knowledge studies, museum and archival studies, and folklore, this book advocates for the recognition of interviewees as knowledge holders, fostering meaningful exchanges rather than mere knowledge extraction. The authors emphasise the need to protect and expand oral history archives, ensuring the representation of marginalised voices and redressing past injustices. This volume, with original research, illuminates the transformative potential of oral history in South Africa, offering new arguments and perspectives. It aims to inspire scholars, researchers, and specialists to rethink conventional practices and to bridge the divide between written and oral histories. This is essential literature for scholars and practitioners in history, oral history, theology, museum studies, and related fields, as it reimagines the role of oral testimonies in producing inclusive and credible historical narratives. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1600202025-05-21T05:01:26Z Oral history in South Africa Mokgoatšana, Sekgothe Landman, Christina Kugara, Stewart L. Matshidze, Pfarelo E Mushonga, Munyaradzi Thabane, Motlatsi Ntsimane, Radikobo Twala, Chitja Archary, Kogielam K. Phori, John R Mokgoatšana, Sekgothe oral history, oral history methodology, oral history ethics, oral history and subjectivity, oral history and objectivity, OHASA, oral history case studies, indigenous knowledge, indigenous knowledge systems, anthropology, historiography, autoethnography thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history Colonial and apartheid-era historical narratives in South Africa often disregard oral testimonies, leaving significant gaps in understanding the country’s rich and complex past. This scholarly book explores the methodologies and ethics of oral history to address these omissions and to elevate oral testimonies as vital tools in historical scholarship. This book brings together ten chapters authored by leading academics and researchers. It critically examines how oral history methodologies can be contextualised within South Africa’s diverse and multifaceted society. Rather than focusing on Eurocentric approaches, it emphasises the need to rethink the ethics and practices of oral history from an Afrocentric perspective. Through its transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary lens, spanning history, indigenous knowledge studies, museum and archival studies, and folklore, this book advocates for the recognition of interviewees as knowledge holders, fostering meaningful exchanges rather than mere knowledge extraction. The authors emphasise the need to protect and expand oral history archives, ensuring the representation of marginalised voices and redressing past injustices. This volume, with original research, illuminates the transformative potential of oral history in South Africa, offering new arguments and perspectives. It aims to inspire scholars, researchers, and specialists to rethink conventional practices and to bridge the divide between written and oral histories. This is essential literature for scholars and practitioners in history, oral history, theology, museum studies, and related fields, as it reimagines the role of oral testimonies in producing inclusive and credible historical narratives. 2025-05-21T05:01:25Z 2025-05-21T05:01:25Z 2025-05-20T08:44:33Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102199 9781990982163 9781990982156 9781990982200 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160020 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102199/1/BK397_Web%20Ready_Final.pdf AOSIS 10.4102/aosis.2025.BK397 10.4102/aosis.2025.BK397 c47a1220-d848-4e78-88cd-74f293e3d4f4 9781990982163 9781990982156 9781990982200 228 Cape Town open access |
| spellingShingle | oral history, oral history methodology, oral history ethics, oral history and subjectivity, oral history and objectivity, OHASA, oral history case studies, indigenous knowledge, indigenous knowledge systems, anthropology, historiography, autoethnography thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history Mokgoatšana, Sekgothe Landman, Christina Kugara, Stewart L. Matshidze, Pfarelo E Mushonga, Munyaradzi Thabane, Motlatsi Ntsimane, Radikobo Twala, Chitja Archary, Kogielam K. Phori, John R Oral history in South Africa |
| title | Oral history in South Africa |
| title_full | Oral history in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Oral history in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral history in South Africa |
| title_short | Oral history in South Africa |
| title_sort | oral history in south africa |
| topic | oral history, oral history methodology, oral history ethics, oral history and subjectivity, oral history and objectivity, OHASA, oral history case studies, indigenous knowledge, indigenous knowledge systems, anthropology, historiography, autoethnography thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history |
| topic_facet | oral history, oral history methodology, oral history ethics, oral history and subjectivity, oral history and objectivity, OHASA, oral history case studies, indigenous knowledge, indigenous knowledge systems, anthropology, historiography, autoethnography thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history |
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