Transcribing Oral History

Teresa Bergen

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English

Routledge
05 August 2019

History: theory & methods; Oral history

Series: Practicing Oral History

Transcribing Oral History offers a comprehensive guide to the transcription of qualitative interviews, an often richly debated practice within oral history. Beginning with an introduction to the field and an overview of the many disciplines that conduct and transcribe interviews, the book goes on to offer practical advice to those looking to use transcription within their own projects. A helpful how-to section covers technology, style guides, ways to format transcripts and troubleshoot the many problems that can arise. In addition to the practicalities of transcription itself, the book encourages the reader to consider legal and ethical issues, and the effects of troubling audio on the transcriptionist. It explains how scholars can turn recorded interviews and transcripts into books, films and museum exhibits, enabling the reader to understand the wider concerns surrounding transcription as well as the practical uses to which it can be put.

Based upon the author’s personal experience as a freelance transcriptionist and interviews with more than 30 professionals working around the world in the oral history and qualitative research fields, this is an indispensable guide for those involved in interviews and transcription at any level of an oral history project, including historians, transcriptionists, interviewers, project administrators, archivists, researchers and students.

By: Teresa Bergen
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780815350934
ISBN 10: 0815350937
Series: Practicing Oral History
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 05 August 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. About Oral History and Transcription 2. Getting Started 3. Transcription vs. the Alternatives 4. Technology and Equipment 5. Transcription Step by Step 6. Hard Decisions 7. Editing and Polishing 8. Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues 9. The Human Side of Transcription 10. Using Transcripts for Research 11. Conclusions

Teresa Bergen is a freelance writer and transcriptionist based in Portland, Oregon. She has transcribed, indexed and edited qualitative interviews for more than 20 years, and is a member of the Oral History Association. Her articles appear in many consumer magazines and websites.

Reviews for Transcribing Oral History

Writing with clarity and wit, in Transcribing Oral History, Teresa Bergen presents a comprehensive overview of transcribing methodology. She defines best practices and, drawing on examples from around the world and extensive experience, discusses the critical role of a transcriptionist as active, professional member of an oral history team. A must-read for anyone working in oral history and qualitative research. Barbara W. Sommer, Oral Historian and Author, USA Transcribing Oral History is an engaging and practical book that will be a fantastic resource, not just for transcriptionists but for oral historians more generally who need to better understand how representation of their interviews affects people's understanding of them. This is an important companion work for anyone working in oral history. Mary Larson, Associate Dean for Special Collections and Puterbaugh Professor of Library Service, Oklahoma State University Library, USA