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Unit: 1 Concepts                                                                                         9
(a) Orality, Oral Tradition, Oral Culture
(b) Oral History
(c) Distinction between Oral Tradition and Oral History
Unit: II History and Historiography                                                            51
(a) Oral History as a tool for analysis
(b) Social issues: Gender, conflict, violence, etc.
(c) Economic issues: Development schemes and their impact, displacement, etc
Unit: III Methodology                                                                                    75
(a) Collection, preservation and interpretation of historical information through recorded interviews of people, communities, and participants in past events
(b) Documentation and Archiving: Written, Audio and Visual
Unit: IV Potential areas for Oral History research                                           101
(a) Oral Traditions: Customs, Beliefs, Practices and World view;
(b) Life Histories: Participants in past events; Women; War migrants; Victim of disasters, government policies, ethnic conflicts; Personal stories.