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Stories about Stories. Edition No. 1

VDM Publishing House, February 2009, Pages: 144

The oral life story is a flexible genre that allows
one to connect the private with the public world. It
is a window that allows the world to catch a glimpse
of the personal experiences and values of the
ordinary person. The representations of self and the
past that are embodied in life stories can be used as
tools by researchers and activists for larger agendas
that create meanings in culture and society. This
study deals with two different ways life story
collecting has served two different objectives. Mara
in Latvia has created a "master story" that fills and
commemorates the "silenced gaps" in Latvian history
left by its fifty years under Soviet rule; Karen in
Brazil has created a "master story" that works for
social change and embraces the diversity of Brazil
and the world. Through analysis of Mara's and Karen's
own life stories and the products they have produced,
this study examines the "master story" each has
created from the many life stories told to them,
against the cultural and political backdrop of Latvia
and Brazil. This study is intended for anyone
interested in life story collecting, theory, and life
story utilization.

Ilze, Akerbergs.
Ilze Akerbergs, Ph.D. in Folklore and Ethnomusicology from
Indiana University; MA in Baltic Studies and Fil. Cand. in
Ethnology from Stockholm University; MA and BA in Music, Organ
Performance from Brooklyn College.