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National history is more than oral stories
By Peng Ming-min 彭明敏
So-called “oral history” seems to have become the latest fashion among historians. My experience with this phenomenon is that when the person writing the history conducts an interview with the subject, they bring in one or two young people with them to take notes.
Unless the interviewees have the training required to objectively recall their memories, they are free to provide an imaginative retelling they can say whatever they want, promote themselves or freely criticize others.
Oral histories are published based on a recorded interview and notes, without the verification or controls done at newspapers. Using this approach, publishing two or three books a year is not a problem.
Notes from central Taiwan: Taiwan’s spent nuclear fuel problem
In the first of a two-part interview, Rene Vienet discusses the role he played in the development of the nation’s nuclear power
By Michael Turton / Contributing reporter
I spent this week chatting online with French film-maker, publisher and historian Rene Vienet, who began his two decades of involvement with Taiwan’s nuclear power program in the late 1970s as the representative for the French nuclear firm Cogema (today known as Orano).
We discussed his work in Taiwan over the years, and the tough decisions involving spent nuclear fuel currently facing Taiwan’s policymakers. The second part of the interview will appear on March 22. The interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
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