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The Parallel Bucharest of the 1980s. The Memoirs of a Memoirs’ Keeper
The Parallel Bucharest of the 1980s. The Memoirs of a Memoirs’ Keeper

Author(s): Zoltán Rostás
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Muzeul Ţăranului Român, Editura Martor
Keywords: oral history; multicultural Bucharest; demolition; marginality; food shortages; survival strategies

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts through a self-reflective process to present the author’s own research conducted in the field of oral history during the 1980s. The result is a coherent mosaic of the everyday experiences of the subjects interviewed together with that of the author.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 207 - 216
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English