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To investigate the interpersonal and emotional dynamics between oral history interviewers and narrators, examining how reciprocal rapport influences historical documentation.

July 1, 1997The Oral History Review

“Do I Like Them too Much?”: Effects of the Oral History Interview on the Interviewer and Vice-Versa

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To investigate the interpersonal and emotional dynamics between oral history interviewers and narrators, examining how reciprocal rapport influences historical documentation.
Methodological reflection examining personal oral history interview interactions and field relationships.
Qualitative assessment of interviewer empathy, emotional attachment, and bidirectional narrative influence.
Interviewer emotional engagement and affection directly shape interview rapport and the depth of participant disclosure.
Subjective attachment creates reciprocal influence, altering both the interviewer's interpretive neutrality and narrator testimony.

Implication

Qualitative analysis reveals bidirectional interpersonal effects during oral history interviews, highlighting the influence of researcher subjectivity on narrative documentation.

Abstract

(1997). “Do I Like Them too Much?”: Effects of the Oral History Interview on the Interviewer and Vice-Versa. The Oral History Review: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 55-79.

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Valerie Yow (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a126a6aa4bed3c7b1671210 https://doi.org/10.1093/ohr/24.1.55

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Implication

Qualitative analysis reveals bidirectional interpersonal effects during oral history interviews, highlighting the influence of researcher subjectivity on narrative documentation.

Abstract

(1997). “Do I Like Them too Much?”: Effects of the Oral History Interview on the Interviewer and Vice-Versa. The Oral History Review: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 55-79.

“Do I Like Them too Much?”: Effects of the Oral History Interview on the Interviewer and Vice-Versa

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