The Oral History Association and the selection committee are pleased to announce Yasmin Saikia and Sean Field as co-recipients of the associations 2013 Book Award. The committee was so impressed with both books that they awarded an unusual tie, noting:
“Saikia’s and Field’s works are model community studies that counter nationalist and “official” histories, but they also provide more universal insights about interviewing about sensitive topics in sensitive situations, how individual trauma affects families and communities, how the powerless assert their agency and question immorality. Both books have global relevance in helping us understand the impacts of injustice, the courage of ordinary people, and provide some attempts at recovery by documenting the hidden stories that re-orient the history of these places”.
The Oral History Association looks forward to presenting this award to you at the annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, October 12, 2013 in Oklahoma City.
Yasmin Saikia is on the AIPS Executive Committee and represents Arizona State University on the AIPS Board of Trustees.