• The Korean Journal of Archival Studies
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• no.80
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• pp.129-165
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• 2024

This study aims to emphasize the importance and activation of citizen oral history. As is well known, research on oral history gradually began in earnest in Korea from the 1980s. Until now, citizen interviews by researchers and elite interviews by researchers have steadily increased in quantity. However, citizen interviews by citizens are insignificant. The "Digital Life-history Archiving" project, which has been under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism since 2021, is a new and meaningful attempt. Citizens are educated on archiving and oral history to conduct interviews and produce archives. It is producing high-quality oral archives, securing citizens' archiving capabilities, and building local cultural resources. Based on the experience of participating in this project in 2021, I evaluated the performance and limitations and looked at the implications. I expect it to help reduce trial and error in the future. I also proposed a plan to actively produce and utilize citizen oral archives. To this end, specific cooperation between oral-history institutions and oral archives platforms were also proposed.

• The Korean Journal of Archival Studies
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• no.79
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• pp.443-469
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• 2024

What kind of publicness is there in oral records? This question is the starting point of this study. To find the answer to this question, this study prepared three questions again. First, what is the public sphere and what is publicness? Second, what is the difference between oral records and other records? Third, has there been a case where oral records created publicness? This study analyzed the public sphere and publicity to achieve the purpose. Prior studies in philosophy, sociology, and politics were referenced. The results of this study are as follows. The results of this study are as follows. First, the core role of the public sphere is to provide citizens with freedom of speech. Second, oral records can record alienated information and facts and enable interaction. This study concluded that this was the publicness of oral records. This study proved this conclusion by analyzing the commentary by life history archivists who worked in the 2021 Digital Life History Archiving project.