Oral history interviews allow us to document and chronicle people's stories; stories that might otherwise not be included in the historical record.

- Patricia Leavy

As audiences, when we are exposed to oral history projects not only do we learn but in some ways we also bear witness to that which we have not exper…

- Patricia Leavy

Oral history is a research method. It is a way of conducting long, highly detailed interviews with people about their life experiences, often in mult…

- Patricia Leavy

I was invited. Oxford University Press is simply as prestigious a press as there is so when they come to your door and invite you to be a part of som…

- Patricia Leavy

There are always challenges with books , deciding what to include and what to omit.

- Patricia Leavy

Moreover, it is so important that people have the opportunity to share their stories and have them documented. There have been large-scale oral histo…

- Patricia Leavy

People must be able to use their voice, tell their stories, have their experiences recognized and their voices heard.

- Patricia Leavy

Students are often taught when to use a particular method and how to use it, but not how to effectively write up their research plan and then later t…

- Patricia Leavy

There are many important books on oral history. My book was the launch title in the Understanding Qualitative Research series with Oxford University …

- Patricia Leavy