It is good to ask good questions – posing questions in oral history interview as a theoretical problem
It is good to ask good questions – posing questions in oral history interview as a theoretical problem

Summary/Abstract: The author discusses an issue of forming questions in oral history. There are two types of them – research questions and interview ques¬tions. Instead of analyzing how to ask questions, the interviewer should rather focus on why to ask them. The article proves that asking questions in oral history is less about formal elements such as what language should be used or what matters should be raised, but more about such elements as emotions or the overall atmosphere of an in¬terview. The author gives some clues on how to prepare proper ques¬tions, what difficulties may appear and what to avoid in order to carry out a good interview.

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