Unauthorised Biography of the World, An

Oral History on the Front Lines Michael Riordon’s book represents oral history at its passionate best. Readers will find hope and inspiration in the pioneering work of activist oral historians across North America and beyond. Their remarkable stories tell us how oral history is bringing people together on the margins. Make no mistake, this fascinating book is no dry academic history. – Steven High, Assistant Professor, Oral History, Nipissing University Life is a rich choir of vibrant and varied voices. The silencing of these voices is crucial to the exploitation, degradation, and genocide that characterize the dominant culture. Michael Riordon does us all a great service by helping to amplify the voices of those so often silenced within this culture, and I thank him for this powerful contribution that will in help us remember and rejoin that choir. – Derrick Jensen, author of A Language Older than Words Perhaps it is only in an unauthorized biography of oral history that we can discover its true heart, history and purpose. This wonderful book was written by one who understands oral history from the inside – and masterfully reveals its mission to articulate history’s silences. – Mary Marshall Clark, Director, Oral History Research Office, Columbia University, New York