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A few thoughts on Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland - implications for oral history collecting

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a fascinating book and includes an example of how not to run an oral history program in a university library. There are issues of informed consent as some people were talking about criminal activities they had undertaken including murders, a lack of clear policies, secrecy a Read more of this blog post »
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