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Thinking Big: Guha Shankar

This episode of “Thinking Big” features Guha Shankar, Folklife Specialist at the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Shankar discusses the role of digital recording technologies in contemporary oral history fieldwork.   Tweet

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Thinking Big: Peggy Bulger

This episode of “Thinking Big” features Peggy Bulger, director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress from 1999-2011.  Bulger discusses oral history’s role at the American Folklife Center and reflects on the changing digital environment for access and preservation of oral history.   Tweet

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Designing a National Online Oral History Collecting Initiative

Designing a National Online Oral History Collecting Initiative: The Occupational Folklore Project at the American Folklife Center by Nancy Groce and Betram Lyons  This article introduces the Occupational Folklore Project, a multi-year oral history initiative that seeks to capture a portrait of America’s workforce, at a time of economic transition, through interviews with workers across …

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