Oral history in UK doctoral research: extent of use and researcher preparedness for emotionally demanding work
Oral history is increasingly used in academic teaching and research across many disciplines and contexts in the UK. However, there is currently no accurate picture of the extent to which oral history is practiced at the doctoral level and the diversity of its disciplinary and institutional contexts....
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| description | Oral history is increasingly used in academic teaching and research across many disciplines and contexts in the UK. However, there is currently no accurate picture of the extent to which oral history is practiced at the doctoral level and the diversity of its disciplinary and institutional contexts. Similarly, there is no clear understanding of how doctoral students are prepared for doing oral history research and what their particular concerns might be. This article presents the findings from a recent mixed-method pilot study which explored (1) the extent of use of oral history in doctoral research both as a main methodology and a supplementary method of data collection, and (2) the conceptual, ethical, and practical needs of doctoral students engaging with oral history. Focus group interviews generated detailed discussion of the often-unrecognized emotional labor involved in oral history research, the lack of preparedness in dealing with it, its potential impact on the researcher, and ways of mitigating this. This article examines the underinvestigated element of emotional labor in conducting oral history research, entanglements of responses and responsibilities, and ways of practicing an ethics of care in the current higher education context. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:83712023-03-07T09:53:10Z http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8371/ Oral history in UK doctoral research: extent of use and researcher preparedness for emotionally demanding work Calabria, Verusca Harding, Jenny Meiklejohn, Louise 300 Social sciences 370 Education 900 History & geography Oral history is increasingly used in academic teaching and research across many disciplines and contexts in the UK. However, there is currently no accurate picture of the extent to which oral history is practiced at the doctoral level and the diversity of its disciplinary and institutional contexts. Similarly, there is no clear understanding of how doctoral students are prepared for doing oral history research and what their particular concerns might be. This article presents the findings from a recent mixed-method pilot study which explored (1) the extent of use of oral history in doctoral research both as a main methodology and a supplementary method of data collection, and (2) the conceptual, ethical, and practical needs of doctoral students engaging with oral history. Focus group interviews generated detailed discussion of the often-unrecognized emotional labor involved in oral history research, the lack of preparedness in dealing with it, its potential impact on the researcher, and ways of mitigating this. This article examines the underinvestigated element of emotional labor in conducting oral history research, entanglements of responses and responsibilities, and ways of practicing an ethics of care in the current higher education context. Taylor and Francis Group, Routledge 2023-03-06 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8371/3/Calabria%2C%20Harding%20and%20Meiklejohn%202023%20Oral%20History%20in%20UK%20Doctoral%20Research.pdf Calabria, Verusca, Harding, Jenny and Meiklejohn, Louise (2023) Oral history in UK doctoral research: extent of use and researcher preparedness for emotionally demanding work. The Oral History Review, 2023. pp. 1-32. ISSN 1533-8592 https://doi.org/10.1080/00940798.2023.2175698 10.1080/00940798.2023.2175698 |
| spellingShingle | 300 Social sciences 370 Education 900 History & geography Calabria, Verusca Harding, Jenny Meiklejohn, Louise Oral history in UK doctoral research: extent of use and researcher preparedness for emotionally demanding work |
| title | Oral history in UK doctoral research: extent of use and researcher preparedness for emotionally demanding work |
| title_full | Oral history in UK doctoral research: extent of use and researcher preparedness for emotionally demanding work |
| title_fullStr | Oral history in UK doctoral research: extent of use and researcher preparedness for emotionally demanding work |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral history in UK doctoral research: extent of use and researcher preparedness for emotionally demanding work |
| title_short | Oral history in UK doctoral research: extent of use and researcher preparedness for emotionally demanding work |
| title_sort | oral history in uk doctoral research extent of use and researcher preparedness for emotionally demanding work |
| topic | 300 Social sciences 370 Education 900 History & geography |
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