Oral History
Stories, Streets, and Saints
A time capsule of a classic Italian American neighborhood, told in the voices of its inhabitants.
The Story Is True, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
Delves into the meaning of stories, their tellers, and those who experience them.
By the Breath of Their Mouths
Examines the liberating power of speech and its influence on generations of Italian American writers.
Speaking Lives, Authoring Texts
Critical edition of three women’s oral slave narratives.
It Happened in Brooklyn
Over one hundred voices recall, chronicle, and celebrate the Brooklyn of legend.
It Happened in the Catskills
More than one hundred voices recall the "Borscht Belt" in its heyday.
Israeli Planners and Designers
In their own words, the stories of the men and women who are the planners, architects, community organizers--the hidden builders--of the modern state of Israel.
Path to the Middle: Oral Mādhyamika Philosophy in Tibet
Does a Bodhisattva's initial direct cognition of emptiness differ from subsequent ones? Can one "improve" a nondualistic understanding of the unconditioned and, if so, what role might subtle states of ...
The Death of Luigi Trastulli and Other Stories
Portelli offers a new and challenging approach to oral history, with an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective. Examining cultural conflict and communication between social groups and classes ...