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Articles 1 - 13 of 13
Full-Text Articles in History
Conducting Oral History: Background And Methods, Katrine Barber
Conducting Oral History: Background And Methods, Katrine Barber
History Faculty Publications and Presentations
This chapter-length essay describes the practice of oral history through real world examples: the steps to conducting oral history interviews, things to consider when developing a project or an interview plan, and ethical considerations. How oral history has enlarged the historical record and changed scholarly interpretation of the past are highlighted.
Mutual Aid As Spiritual Tacit Knowledge Within Doukhobor Epistemology, Rachel L. Neubuhr Torres
Mutual Aid As Spiritual Tacit Knowledge Within Doukhobor Epistemology, Rachel L. Neubuhr Torres
University Honors Theses
The relationship between Michael Polanyi’s concept of tacit knowledge and religion is a topic that is rarely explored. Applying tacit knowledge to the study of religion and spirituality allows us to think about how we connect with the world and how we address the concern of what one feels to be true of their existence, or existential intuition. In the latter half of the 1800s the Russian prince turned anarchist, Peter Kropotkin, wrote extensively on the theory of mutually beneficial cooperation, or mutual aid, as being one of the most important factors of evolution. As Kropotkin began writing his series …
Interview With Mel Gurtov, Mel Gurtov, Jacob Hutchins
Interview With Mel Gurtov, Mel Gurtov, Jacob Hutchins
Conflict Resolution Oral Histories
Professor Mel Gurtov was interviewed on May 21, 2020, by Jacob Hutchins in Portland, Oregon.
In this interview, Gurtov discusses his career trajectory and history, detailing his involvement with release of the Pentagon Papers and his work studying the Vietnam War for the government. He explains how he came to teach political science and international studies at Portland State University, and his part in building and implementing the Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution program. He gives his views on the nature and value of political science regarding international conflict, and answers questions about his shifting political position during the war …
Interview With Tom Hastings, Tom Hastings, Patricia A. Schechter
Interview With Tom Hastings, Tom Hastings, Patricia A. Schechter
Conflict Resolution Oral Histories
Professor Tom Hastings was interviewed by Professor Patricia Schechter on May 8, 2020, in Portland, Oregon.
In this discussion, Dr. Hastings recounts his professional development as a scholar and practitioner of nonviolence. The first half of the story involves his youth, early activism, and college training in Wisconsin. The second half involves his move to Portland, Oregon in 2000 and his growing involvement with Conflict Resolution at PSU.
Interview With Barbara Tint, Barbara Tint, Patricia A. Schechter
Interview With Barbara Tint, Barbara Tint, Patricia A. Schechter
Conflict Resolution Oral Histories
Barbara Tint was interviewed by Patricia Schechter on May 29, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. Also participating in the interview are Alex Berg, Cleophas Chambliss, Oona Fisher Campbell, Jake Hutchins, Alex Ibarra, Lady J, Liza Schade, and Stephanie Vallance.
In this interview, Tint describes her path to academia through working as a counselor and with conflict resolution in a number of international settings. The discussion takes a theoretical turn when students inquired about the philosophical underpinnings of Tint's work.
Interview With Charles Le Guin, Charles Le Guin, Heather Oriana Petrocelli
Interview With Charles Le Guin, Charles Le Guin, Heather Oriana Petrocelli
Portland State University Oral Histories
Dr. Charles A. Le Guin is Professor Emeritus of History at Portland State University, where he taught for over thirty-five years.
In this interview with Heather O. Petrocelli on May 16, 2017, Dr. Le Guin recalls his experience as a member of the Portland State faculty starting in the 1950s. He describes his view of Portland State's development from a small college to a large urban university, the professional, social, and cultural environments of the downtown campus, and the founding of pioneering academic programs such as University Studies and the Honors College.
Interview With Dennis G. Payne, Jasse Chimuku
Interview With Dennis G. Payne, Jasse Chimuku
Black United Front Oral History Project
Interview with Dennis Payne by Jasse Chimuku on February 23, 2010, in Portland, Oregon.
Dennis discusses his time at Portland State University almost entirely. He gives a detailed description of his family genealogy, including the migration through Montana of his father and mother. The story of his grandparents living in Wyoming and ultimately in Harding, Montana is rich with detail of Black family life in the area during the early twentieth century.
The bulk of the interview highlights the struggle of Black students while he attended college. The Black Power movement on a nationwide basis was in full swing at …
Interview With Joyce Braden Harris, Heather Oriana Petrocelli, Parvaneh Abbaspour
Interview With Joyce Braden Harris, Heather Oriana Petrocelli, Parvaneh Abbaspour
Black United Front Oral History Project
Interview with Joyce Braden Harris by Parvaneh Abbaspour and Heather Oriana Petrocelli on March 10, 2010, in Portland, Oregon.
Joyce discusses her work in education.
Interview With Pauline Bradford, Tasha Triplett
Interview With Pauline Bradford, Tasha Triplett
Black United Front Oral History Project
Interview with Pauline Bradford by Tasha Triplett and Patrice Mays, March 9th, 2010, at Pauline Bradford’s home in Portland, Oregon.
Pauline discusses her continuing involvement with the Harriet Tubman Club, one of many member clubs of the Oregon and National Association of Colored Women's Clubs. These clubs played important roles both locally and nationally in improving interracial relations and promoting civic engagement and uplift within African American communities.
Interview With Deborah Cochrane, Christopher H. Riser
Interview With Deborah Cochrane, Christopher H. Riser
Black United Front Oral History Project
Interview with Deborah Cochrane by Chris Riser on March 8, 2010, in the Portland Teachers’ Program office on the Portland Community College Cascade Campus.
Deborah describes her experiences working at the Whitney Young Learning Center and being the director of the Portland Teacher's Program.
Interview With Kathleen A. Saadat, Cameron Chambers
Interview With Kathleen A. Saadat, Cameron Chambers
Black United Front Oral History Project
Interview with Kathleen Saadat by Cameron Chambers on March 2, 2010 in Portland, Oregon.
Kathleen discusses how her family provided her with a tradition of camaraderie, social justice advocacy, and education. She also emphasizes how her diverse friendships and relationships opened her up to perspectives that had a great effect on her.
Interview With Willie Mae Hart, Lisa Chere' Donnelly, Heather Jo Burmeister
Interview With Willie Mae Hart, Lisa Chere' Donnelly, Heather Jo Burmeister
Black United Front Oral History Project
Interview with Willie Mae Hart by Heather Burmeister and Lisa Donnelly on February 25, 2010, in Portland, Oregon.
Willie discusses the many important moments in Oregon history such as the Vanport Flood, the debate over the Public Accommodations Act, and presidential candidate John F. Kennedy's campaign visit to Portland in 1960, where he met Willie Mae at an event that she had organized.
Interview With Charlotte Rutherford, Monica Fields-Fears
Interview With Charlotte Rutherford, Monica Fields-Fears
Black United Front Oral History Project
Interview with Charlotte Rutherford by Monica Fields-Fears on November 19 and 22, 2008, at Charlotte Rutherford’s home in Portland, Oregon.