Sustainability of Oral History: A Case of SRK Pulo at Kampung Semarang
Main Article Content
Abstract
History is data regarding historical instances of human activity. This study anticipates the cultural memory around the primary school, SRK Pulo, which was relocated while retaining its previous name. One of the ancient Malay settlements along the Sarawak riverbank in Kuching is called Kampung Pulo. Questions are being asked about the SRK Pulo, its origin and other related histories to acknowledge. Further study, especially oral history inquiries, might help clear up any lingering questions regarding a historical truth or knowledge gap. For the benefit of future research, the cultural memory of intangible cultures needs to be preserved and documented through oral history research. To highlight historical local stories as the major focus in a qualitative manner, this study utilised Husserlism in Transcendental Phenomenology (TPh). The positive takeaways from oral history investigations into the genesis of SRK Pulo could serve as a guideline for the younger generation to respect and learn from the past to establish evocative living in the future. The sustainability of indigenous peoples in preserving their sociocultural ways of life and oral traditions depends on this study.
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
References
Arslan, G. 2018. Psychological maltreatment, social acceptance, social connectedness and subjective well-being in adolescents. Journal of Happiness Studies 19(4): 983–1001. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-017-9856-z
Awang Rozaimie. 2018. Cultural variations and socio-ecocultural understanding on the cross-cultural adaptation. The Qualitative Report 23(10): 2538–2551. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2018.2900
Awang Rozaimie and Anees Janee Ali. 2014. Harmonisation of multicultural awareness and intercultural relations among multiracial society in Malaysia. Asian Journal of Business Research 4(1): 64–76. https://doi.org/10.14707/ajbr.140005
Awang Rozaimie, Amelia Alfred Tom and Susana William Jalil. 2023. Conserving the jadi mali for the indigenous sustainability: A case study of the Iban community in Sarawak. Kajian Malaysia 41(1): 43–61. https://doi.org/10.21315/km2023.41.1.3
Awang Rozaimie, Rashidah Bolhassan and Aiza Johari. 2022. Preserving Indigenous knowledge of conventional postnatal care: A case of Sarawak Malay’s practices. The Sarawak Museum Journal 85(106): 1–23. https://doi.org/10.61507/TSMJ-2022-1XED-01
–––. 2019. Sarawak’s Malay: The traditional ways of confinement care. Borneo Journal of Social Science and Humanities 1(2): 1–11.
Awang Rozaimie, Rashidah Bolhassan, Regina Garai Abdullah and Aiza Johari. 2020. Conserving and sustaining culture through Sarawak traditional Malay woman headscarves. International Journal of Service Management and Sustainability 5(1): 21–40. https://doi.org/10.24191/ijsms.v5i1.9856
Beck, C.T., Keddy, B.A. and Cohen, M.Z. 1994. Reliability and validity issues in phenomenological research. Western Journal of Nursing Research 16(3): 254–267. https://doi.org/10.1177/019394599401600303
Bertaux, D. 1981. Biography and society: The life-history approach in the social sciences. London/California: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Bliss, L.A. 2016. Phenomenological research: Inquiry to understand the meanings of people’s experiences. International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology (IJAVET) 7(3): 14–26. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAVET.2016070102
Burgess R.G. 1995. In the field: An introduction to field research. London/New York: Routledge.
Clifford, J. 1994. Diasporas. Cultural Anthropology 9(3): 302–338. https://doi.org/10.1525/can.1994.9.3.02a00040
Cohen, R. 2002. Global diasporas: An introduction. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203138762
Confino, A. 1997. Collective memory and cultural history: Problems of the method. The American Historical Review 102(5): 1386–1403. https://doi.org/10.2307/2171069
Creswell, J.W. and Poth, C.N. 2018. Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches. 4th Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Darban, A.A. 1997. Sejarah lisan memburu sumber sejarah dari para pelaku dan penyaksi sejarah. Humaniora 4: 1–4. https://doi.org/10.22146/jh.1908
Fogerty, J. 1983. Filling the gap: Oral history in the archives. The American Archivist 46(2): 148–157. https://doi.org/10.17723/aarc.46.2.r775717748477g34
Hall, S. 1990. Cultural identity and diaspora. In Identity: Community, culture, difference, ed. J. Rutherford, 222–237. London: Lawrence & Wishart.
Hanis Diyana Kamarudin and Denison, T. 2022. Oral history and memory-making in Malaysia. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM) 12(2): 291–307.
Harmsworth, G.R. and Awatere, S. 2013. Indigenous Māori knowledge and perspectives of ecosystems. In Ecosystem services in New Zealand: Conditions and trends, ed. J.R. Dymond, 274–286. Lincoln, New Zealand: Manaaki Whenua Press.
Irwanto, S.D. 2012. Kendala dan alternatif penggunaan tradisi lisan dalam penulisan sejarah lokal di Sumatera Selatan. Jurnal Forum Sosial 2: 123–126.
Kansteiner, W. 2002. Finding meaning in memory: A methodological critique of collective memory studies. History and Theory 41(2): 179–197. https://doi.org/10.1111/0018-2656.00198
Kipping, M., Wadhwani, D. and Bucheli, M. 2014. Analysing and interpreting historical sources: A basic methodology. In Organisations in time: History, theory, methods, eds. M. Bucheli and D. Wadhwani, 305–330. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199646890.003.0013
Kirby, R.K. 2019. Phenomenology and the problems of oral history. The Oral History Review 35(1): 22–38. https://doi.org/10.1093/ohr/ohm001
Moustakas, C. 1994. Phenomenological research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412995658
Nadzan Haron. 1979. Suatu pandangan awal terhadap sejarah lisan dalam konteks pengkajian sejarah Malaysia. Jebat: Malaysia Journal of History, Politics and Strategic Studies 9: 44–58.
Patton, M.Q. 1999. Enhancing the quality and credibility of qualitative analysis. Health Services Research 34(5[2]): 1189–1208.
Polkinghorne, D.E. 2005. Language and meaning: Data collection in qualitative research. Journal of Counselling Psychology 52(2): 137–145. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.52.2.137
Prott, L.V. 1998. International standards for cultural heritage. In UNESCO world culture report, 222–236. Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
Rahilah Omar and Siti Fathihah Abd Latif. 2012. Penilaian semula historiografi Malaysia melalui sejarah lisan. Malaysian Journal of Society and Space 8(2): 77–87.
Roy, L. 2015. Indigenous cultural heritage preservation: A review essay with ideas for the future. IFLA Journal 41(3): 192–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/0340035215597236
Safran, W. 1991. Diasporas in modern societies: Myths of homeland and return. Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies 1(1): 83–99. https://doi.org/10.1353/dsp.1991.0004
Schütz, A. 1944. The stranger: An essay in social psychology. American Journal of Sociology 49(6): 499–507. https://doi.org/10.1086/219472
Seidman, I. 2006. Interviewing as qualitative research: A guide for researchers in education and the social sciences. New York/London: Teachers’ College Press.
Siti Roudhah Mohammad Saad, Radia Banu Jan Mohamad, Cik Ramlah Che Jaafar and Noor Azlinda Wan Jan. 2012. Penukilan ilmu baharu melalui sejarah lisan. Jurnal PPM 6: 63–76.
Sommer, B.W. and Quinlan, M.K. 2018. The oral history manual. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Thomson, A. 2007. Four paradigm transformations in oral history. The Oral History Review 34(1): 49–70. https://doi.org/10.1525/ohr.2007.34.1.49
UNESCO. 2001. International round table, intangible cultural heritage: Working definitions. Retrieved from https://ich.unesco.org/doc/src/00077-EN.pdf (accessed 15 July 2018).
Wilson, T.D. 2002. Alfred Schutz, phenomenology and research methodology for information behaviour research. The New Review of Information Behaviour Research 3(71): 1–15.
Winter, G. 2000. A comparative discussion of the notion of “validity” in qualitative and quantitative research. The Qualitative Report 4(3): 1–14. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2000.2078