ABSTRACT
As seen through the first four chapters, many aspects of practicing oral history change in the shift from face-to-face to remote projects. However, there is no aspect of the methodology where this shift is more fully felt than in the interview itself. The relationship between the interviewer and narrator—underpinning the ultimate success of the oral history—is fundamentally changed with the increased social distance between participants. Rather than argue the false dichotomy of which is better or worse, this chapter will instead focus on the pros and cons of working with narrators to conduct interviews in a remote environment.
