Abstract
This paper was given at the Oral History Network of Ireland annual conference, which took place in Galway and was on the theme of Work and Leisure. The paper was part of a session on Rural Lives, and focused on analysing the expressions of nostalgia in the oral history interviews collected to date. These were considered in light of Svetlana Boym's ideas about nostalgia, and the emotional connections to activities such as baking, compared to ones such as washing clothes. This was situated in terms of hard manual work and emotional context, both at the time and in post-Crash Ireland, where the Recession has introduced a new generation to living without luxury.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 24 Jun 2017 |
| Event | Oral Histories of Work & Leisure : Oral History Network of Ireland 2017 Conference - Galway, Republic of Ireland Duration: 23 Jun 2017 → 24 Jun 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | Oral Histories of Work & Leisure : Oral History Network of Ireland 2017 Conference |
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| Period | 23/06/17 → 24/06/17 |
Bibliographical note
Impact: The paper was presented to a mixed audience of academics and community-based oral historians. It sparked a discussion about oral history interview methods, particularly in terms of briefing and supporting volunteer interviewers, and resulted in one of the other presenters volunteering to carry out interviews for the project in Wexford.Organising Body: Oral History Network of Ireland
Keywords
- History