ABSTRACT

This article offers detailed practical advice for supporting oral history interviewers’ mental and emotional well-being. It argues for new ethical standards in the field of oral history that can protect interviewers from abuse, exploitation, and harm. The guidance described has been compiled by the author from conversations, workshop discussions, and interviews with oral historians between 2014 and 2020. The article describes the unique challenges faced by oral historians in their work, outlines key structures of support to address such challenges, and concludes with applications of those support structures during design stages of a project, while a project is ongoing, and in the event of a crisis.

摘要

本文提供了详细的实用建议，以支持口述历史采访者的心理和情感健康。它主张在口述历史领域制定新的道德标准，以保护采访者免受虐待、剥削和伤害。所描述的指南由作者根据 2014 年至 2020 年间与口述历史学家的对话、研讨会讨论和访谈汇编而成。 本文描述了口述历史学家在工作中面临的独特挑战，概述了应对此类挑战的关键支持结构，以及最后，在项目的设计阶段、项目进行中以及发生危机时应用这些支持结构。