University on the Square: Documenting Egypt’s 21st-Century Revolution Project

Authors

Stephen UrgolaFollow

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Department

Rare Books and Special Collections Library

Abstract

This article discusses the University on the Square: Documenting Egypt’s 21st-Century Revolution Project, which aimed at collecting and disseminating material related to Egypt's January 2011 Tahrir Square protests and their aftermath. It covers efforts to collect artifacts like signs and souvenirs, photographs, printed material, websites, etc,. Includes an examination of the project's program of conducting oral history interviews with participants and observers, noting techniques and challenges.

Publication Date

2018

Document Type

Book Chapter

Book Title

Oral History in Times of Change Gender, Documentation, and the Making of Archives

Editors

Hoda Elsadda, Hanan Sabea

ISBN

9789774168772

Publisher

The American University in Cairo Press

City

Cairo

First Page

145

Last Page

152

Keywords

Archives, Oral History, Egypt, Egypt 2011 Revolution

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Recommended Citation

APA Citation

Urgola, S. (2018).University on the Square: Documenting Egypt’s 21st-Century Revolution Project. The American University in Cairo Press. , 145-152
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/776

MLA Citation

Urgola, Stephen University on the Square: Documenting Egypt’s 21st-Century Revolution Project. The American University in Cairo Press, 2018.pp. 145-152
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/776