Introduction
“Oral History: Challenges of Dialogue” is a book by Marta Kurkowska-Budzan and Krzysztof Zamorski. The authors reflect on the development of dialog and its epistemological and methodological applications. Moreover, they include different contexts, such as personal experiences and the use of dialogue for scientific purposes. This narrative paper is a summary of the book by Kurkowska-Budzan and Zamorski.
Main Themes
Kurkowska-Budzan and Zamorski incorporate oral history as a part of human history and its development, reflecting n the different stages and their role in society. The major themes in this book are the ways in which dialog and interviews affect people. The main questions about oral history that are studied and raised are different stages of the development of dialogue and interviews. For example, in a chapter written by Avelin, e-research, and the modern application of data collection are discussed (Kurkowska-Budzan and Zamorski, 35). The sources that are used or cited are essays by other authors.
Strengths and Weaknesses
The main strength of this book is the fact that the authors incorporated a broad scope of topics, from the preparation to a dialog to speaking in front of audiences. One major weakness is the fact that the book relies mainly on the experiences of the authors, although they discuss the application of dialog in different contexts. Helpful themes are the chapters dedicated to preparing for interviews that will later be used in research and information about the collection and analysis of this data.
Conclusion
Overall, this paper is a narrative summary of the book “Oral History: Challenges of Dialogue” by Marta Kurkowska-Budzan and Krzysztof Zamorski. The strengths and weaknesses of this book are discussed. The scope of the book is broad, as the editors use essays written by other authors to discuss different experiences with dialog and interviews.
Work Cited
Kurkowska-Budzan, Marta and Krzysztof Zamorski. Oral History: The Challenges of Dialogue. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2009.