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Hadrian Kry\u015bkiewicz, MA
\nFaculty of Polish Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krak\u00f3w
\nInstitute of History and International Relations, University of Szczecin
\nPhD student
\nhadrian.kryskiewicz@gmail.com<\/a>
\nScientific paper
\nDOI: 10.5281\/zenodo.3773816<\/a><\/p>\n

FULL TEXT IN PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Abstract: What does it take for a modern man to understand his past comprehensively? With the progress of technology nowadays assuming an ever-rapid speed, oral history \u2013 one of the important means of understanding our ancestry \u2013 can be commonly encountered, though with different attributes of historical \u201cillustriousness\u201d marking each individual\u2019s testimony (depending on the context of a material\u2019s publication, as well as the historical background). Everyone has acquired new methods of expression, made possible by social media. An important testimony can now be recorded live and in real time (practically by everyone possessing a computer or mobile phone) with a very broad range of broadcast, thanks to the Internet. However, spoken history, whether in the traditional or digital realm, could also pave way for many erroneous impressions. As a result, one may hypothetically wonder how oral history stands up to the task of didacticism in our contemporary reality. Has it lost its value regarding popular history, or perhaps even taken a place not witnessed before? And how does it now affect an individual \u201cuser\u201d as part of the digital humanities? Following the achievements in theoretical workshops in the fields of sociology, history, as well as cultural anthropology, this paper focuses on underlining the most important aspects of the presence of oral history in modern historical discourse, with regard to the technological assets at public disposal. The main purpose is to familiarize the reader with key issues related to the topic, more specifically to highlight the patterns in which oral history nowadays functions in social media, define the relevant possibilities as well as dangers, and to elaborate upon the matter of the changes which occurred in oral history reception because of the Internet community. The secondary goal is to provide the reader with an opportunity for critical assessment of the attributes of oral history in the digital era.<\/p>\n

Keywords: Polish history, oral history, digital history, Internet community, digital era<\/p>\n

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