Oral History in Times of Change: Gender, Documentation, and the Making of Archives: Cairo Papers in Social...

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Hoda Elsadda

Oral History in Times of Change

Gender, Documentation, and the Making of Archives: Cairo Papers in Social Science Vol. 35, No....

Hoda Elsadda

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American University in Cairo Press
04 June 2024

Oral history; Feminism & feminist theory; Gender studies: women

Series: Cairo Papers in Social Science

Challenges, opportunities, and methodological issues in the creation of oral history archives in the Arab world

Oral history archives have always been at the forefront of liberatory social movements in general, and of feminist movement in particular. Until the end of the twentieth century in the Arab world, archives of women's oral narratives were almost non-existent with the exception of small documentation efforts tied to individual research.

However, since 2011, there has been a marked increase in the documentation of projects.

In this context, the Women and Memory Forum organized a conference in 2015 about the challenges of creating gender sensitive oral history archives in times of change. The papers in this collection shed light on documentation initiatives in Arab countries in transitional and conflict situations, in addition to international experiences. They engage with questions around archives and power, the challenges and opportunities presented by new technologies to the making and preserving of archives, ethical concerns in the construction of archives, women's archives and the production of alternative knowledge, as well as conceptual and methodological issues in oral history.

CONTRIBUTORS: Faiha Abdulhadi, Sondra Hale, Manal Hamzeh, Maissan Hassan, Nahawand El Kaderi

Issa, Diana Magdy, Jean Said Makdisi, Noor Nieftagodien, Rafif Saidawy, Lucine Taminian, Stephen Urgola

Edited by: Hoda Elsadda
Imprint: American University in Cairo Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781649032355
ISBN 10: 1649032358
Series: Cairo Papers in Social Science
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 04 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Hoda Elsadda is professor of English and comparative literature at Cairo University. Hanan Sabea is associate professor of anthropology at the American University in Cairo.