Writing family history - Audio
By The Open University
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Description
This album contains extracts from interviews with a wide range of people talking about family history. Some history is recalled in oral form, some in photographic and some in written form, as biographical or autobiographical evidence. Many aspects of this approach to writing are discussed in illuminating and perceptive depth, giving wide-ranging yet informative coverage of the topic. This material forms part of the course A173 Start writing family history.
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Writing family history | A short introduction to this album. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Writing family history | Transcript -- A short introduction to this album. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Working with childhood | Childhood is a crucial aspect of the biographer’s art, but context, bias and interpretation can often hinder the writer. These interviews discuss ways of avoiding common problems. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Working with childhood | Transcript -- Childhood is a crucial aspect of the biographer’s art, but context, bias and interpretation can often hinder the writer. These interviews discuss ways of avoiding common problems. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Approaching the writing process | What is the best way to start writing a family history? This discussion highlights working methods and practices, offering advice on drafting, sources and note-taking. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Approaching the writing process | Transcript -- What is the best way to start writing a family history? This discussion highlights working methods and practices, offering advice on drafting, sources and note-taking. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Writing autobiography | Three famous biographers, Ex-Speaker Betty Boothroyd, broadcaster Peter White and writer Martin Amis all discuss their experiences writing autobiographies. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Writing autobiography | Transcript -- Three famous biographers, Ex-Speaker Betty Boothroyd, broadcaster Peter White and writer Martin Amis all discuss their experiences writing autobiographies. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interviewing for source material | When writing on a topic with little research, interviewing witnesses and relatives becomes paramount. Many pitfalls await interviewers, as well as the pleasure of getting it right. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Interviewing for source material | Transcript -- When writing on a topic with little research, interviewing witnesses and relatives becomes paramount. Many pitfalls await interviewers, as well as the pleasure of getting it right. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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William Taylor interview: part one | To demonstrate interviewing technique and responses, this track makes use of an interview with William Taylor, born in 1919. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- William Taylor interview: part one | Transcript -- To demonstrate interviewing technique and responses, this track makes use of an interview with William Taylor, born in 1919. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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William Taylor interview: part two | In the second part of his interview, William Taylor recalls the various changes in his home life, marriage, jobs and parenthood. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- William Taylor interview: part two | Transcript -- In the second part of his interview, William Taylor recalls the various changes in his home life, marriage, jobs and parenthood. | 7 7 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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