Title: The Craft of Interviewing

Author: Shan Te-hsing

Abstract: 

Interviews present the wisdom and experience of the interviewees and the reader benefits from them, but the process is time-consuming and arduous, and the hardships are not easy to understand. The author has been involved in interviewing for 37 years and considers interviewing a "craft." This book is a reflection of his experience, providing not only a standard practice for interviewing, but also sharing his exclusive insights and experiences with readers.

Publisher: Kaohsiung City: National Humanities Research Center of Sun Yat-sen University

Table of Contents:

Preface｜歡喜甘願訪談路──────────────────────────────────────────vii

I｜Start with Two Stories───────────────────────────────────────────03

II｜Interviews and Oral History───────────────────────────────────────11

III｜News Interviews─────────────────────────────────────────────21

IV｜The Calling of Life：Self/Selfless，With/out(Otherness)─────────────────────30

V｜nterviewers at Work───────────────────────────────────────────33

VI｜Basic Forms of Interviewing: Face-to-Face and Written interviews ──────────────39

VII｜The Process and Key Points of Interviewing───────────────────────────44

VIII｜The Subjectivity of Interviewer: Who is the Subject and Who is the Object?───────65

IX｜Characteristics and Functions of Interview────────────────────────────74

X｜Conclusion────────────────────────────────────────────────78

Bibliography─────────────────────────────────────────────────83