I Can Almost See the Lights of Home by Charles Hardy III and Allesandro Portelli

About this episode

Today we're featuring a excerpt of a work that explores the relationship of art, documentary, and history through a search for class struggle in Appalachia.  Beyond the limited academic concept of oral history, I Can Almost See the Lights of Home: A Field Trip to Harlan County, Kentucky is a essay-in-sound that weaves the words and stories of Harlan County residents with the sounds and music of the place itself.  The result is documentary art, and a deeply compelling listen.   Original Series Credits: "I Can Almost See the Lights of Home ~ A Field Trip to Harlan County, Kentucky An Essay-In-Sound" Writers: Charles Hardy III and Alessandro Portelli Interviews: Alessandro Portelli Musical recordings: Alessandro Portelli and Charles Hardy III Producer/Engineer: Charles Hardy Financial assistance provided by the Columbia University Oral History Research Office, the West Chester University Faculty Development Program, the English Department of the Univerity of Rome "La Sapienza," and a grant from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Special thanks to Annie Napier, Ron Grele, Mary Marshall Clark, Stig Hornshøf-Møller, Steve Rowland, and the participants of the 1997 Oral