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Showing 1 to 20 of 255 for “"oral histories"”.
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Experiences of precarity: Oral histories of K12 dance teachers in Delhi
… education. This dissertation project takes an oral history approach to collect and analyze the oral histories of ten full time K12 dance teachers working in CBSE-affiliated schools in Delhi. The aim is to create a nuanced understanding of dance in India with an intentional focus on the …
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Performing Race, Performing History: Oral Histories of Sundown Towns in Southern Illinois
… sundown towns were largely maintained through oral tradition. In this dissertation, I explore oral history interviews with community residents about the history of sundown towns in southern Illinois. Based on over two years of fieldwork, I examine how community narratives construct present …
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Gifted or Disabled: An Oral Histories of African American Malesdefying Special Education Marginalization
… labeled in the mentally retardation or behavioral disorders categories. My research challenged the referral and placement process, especially for African American males. Regular education settings along with some special education settings across our nation now ensnare highly intelligent black …
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Unlearning the hush: Oral histories of Black female educators in Mississippi 1954-1971
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01
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Farewell, Kelsey: An Historical Overview and Oral Histories of a Disappearing Gold Rush Town
… history after 1930 primarily through the oral histories of three families who lived in Kelsey from the 1920s to the 1950s, and the oral history of former teacher who taught at the Kelsey School from 1944 to 1957 Also included is a discussion of the presence and role of Kelsey’s only church …
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Looking back to look forward in the spirit: Quaring the Black Mecca through oral histories
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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“This is our home!” Chicana Oral Histories: (Story)telling life, love and identity in the Midwest
… methodology” and the process of collecting oral histories with three women who are immediately related to me and five who are not. Weaving in women's stories, Chapter Two deals with Gloria Anzaldúa’s conceptualization of the borderlands (as an in–between space of creative …
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Rainbow in the Clouds: Oral Histories of Black Homosexual Male Graduates' Experience of Schooling in Augusta, Georgia
<p>This is an inquiry into the oral histories of four black homosexual male graduates' experience of schooling in the Butler High School in Augusta, Georgia. Adrian Harris, Marlon Pugh, Horace Lovett, and Michael Robinson, four participants of my dissertation inquiry, narrate their successful …
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Pioneers in Twentieth Century Mormon Media: Oral Histories of Latter-day Saint Electronic and Public Relations Professionals
… summary of the research, a collection of sixteen oral histories of Latter-day Saint Electronic Media and Public Relations professionals who contributed to the development and growth of media in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a one-hour documentary film, Pioneers in Mormon …
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Document-based and oral histories of Diné experiences in the Mormon Indian Student Placement Program, 1945-2000
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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Can I Get a Yee-Haw and an Amen: Collecting and Interpreting Oral Histories of Texas Cowboy Churches
… churches envelop. Using Cowboy Christians' oral histories, Jake McAdams argues that the cowboy church movement is a suburban seeker church movement centered around the mythic cowboy identity in which participants have a sincere religious experience. Gaining invaluable primary sources and …
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Their Story, My Story, Our Story: Oral Histories of African American Women Educators Paradoxical Navigation of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
… Villenas, 1999) as the theoretical framework and oral history (e.g., Armitage & Mercier, 2009; He, 2003; Jefferson, 2008; Scott-Simmons, 2008; Vaz, 1997) as the methodology, I explore the educational experience of my mother and my aunt during segregation, desegregation, and post segregation. I …
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Classwork: Examining the Practices, Socialization, and Identities of Elementary School Teachers With Working Class Origins Through Their Oral Histories
… identity, socialization, and practice. Oral history interviews were collected from six elementary school teachers, five female and one male with working class origins. Five were white and one was Latina-African-American; they had taught from 2 to 30 years. Because participants risked …
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We Can't Die Without Letting Them Know We Were There: Oral Histories of Konnarock Training School Alumnae and Faculty
… is essentially a case study using a feminist oral history methodology. A total of twenty-three interviews with eight women alumnae and faculty of KTS provides the basis for the study. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using the constant comparative method. In addition, extensive …
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Contamination Running Deep: Oral Histories of Environmental Racism, Injustice, and Outrage of One Family in a Southern African-American Community
This is an inquiry into oral histories of five members of my family that are residents of a southern African American community, Hyde Park located in Augusta, Georgia. These members of my family, Eunice Jordan, Sharon Wells, Ernest Jordan, DeWanna Jordan, and Darius Jordan, have endured the …
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"New Media, Oral Histories and the Expansion and Modification of West African Griot Culture: A Case Study of Alhaji Papa Susso"
… genuine interest in his skills and in the oral canon of histories and epic tales that he maintains, he cannot control reception and appropriation of his culture. Further, the findings suggest there is a crosscutting backlash where the influence of technology is concerned, in that, while it …
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If You Can't Find Me in the School Room: Oral Histories of African American Educators and Students During the Albany Movement
I have recognized that a sense of belonging and recognition of community spirit are key to the education and liberation of African Americans. I hope we will learn from the experience of my participants during the Albany Movement. I hope that educators and students build allies with parents, …
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Twenty Years of Community-Based College Success: Oral Histories from Practitioners, Partners, and Peer Mentors Supporting City University of New York (CUNY) Students
… college success.</p> <p>The CBO college success oral history website and accompanying white paper document the experiences of those involved and highlight the unifying elements that define the CBO approach. Together they frame the history of CBO/CUNY partnership initiatives as a continuum of …
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‘The Most Wonderful Wonderful Parties’ Gossip and anecdote as feminist epistemology in women’s oral histories of the creative community in postwar St Ives
… the history of St Ives' creative community using oral history interviews with women from the St Ives Archive. Focusing on gossip and anecdote, I take and develop eavesdropping as a methodology. In doing so, this reveals the importance of feminine sociability and the locus of the party as an …
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