Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Reading
Date of Award
5-2008
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Joseph D. Sobol
Committee Members
M. Gene Bailey, Jon R. Webb, Delanna Kay Reed
Abstract
This study examines the process and procedures employed by storytellers to craft an oral historical narrative. Contemporary storytellers are working toward a transferable methodology and this work is an effort toward that end. Using the various procedures described by nearly 20 storytellers, a single process is assembled. The methodology is then tested, checking for transferability.
The case study used to test the methodology is based on the life of Emmeline B. Wells, the fifth Relief Society President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Wells was born in Massachusetts and emigrated to the west in 1848. She edited a leading suffrage paper of her time, The Woman's Exponent. Wells also worked, unsuccessfully, to repeal anti-polygamy laws.
Engaging the methodology, through the means of this case study, the paper outlines both the contemporary storytellers' crafting processes as well as her own experiences. As gaps in the descriptive model are noted, techniques are discovered to strengthen the procedure. Through replication of this process, insight will be provided into a transferable methodology.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Richardson, Rishi Allen, "Creating Destiny: Crafting a Historical Tale Based upon the Life of Emmeline B. Wells." (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1934. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1934
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.