‘I propose, paradoxically, that silence be part of the new oral history,’ Jolly says towards the end of her book. ‘The silence I encourage here is simply that of critical thought and 1/3 lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/…
mutual respect, a silence “at the edge of sound”: not resigned, nor repressed, but one astutely listening, ready, indeed, to return to the archive and listen again.’ 2/3
Yes! To this! Some fascinating methodological reflections for #OralHistory practitioners here - the significance of ‘inadvertently caught sounds’, ‘aural punctum’, the non-verbal, deep listening, and silences in oral histories of feminism and the Women’s Liberation Movement. 3/3
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