Ask an oral Historian, consultation series with fanny garcia

A woman stands with folded arms. Text reads: Ask An Oral Historian, Consultation Series with Fanny García. Narrator Compensation, July 16, 2026 – 12pm PT / 3pm ET. Narratives in Practice logo in the top right corner.

Ask an Oral Historian continues with Narratives in Practice who is re-opening the conversation on narrator compensation. It’s one of the most talked-about topics in the field, and the ethical questions the practice raises are ones most oral historians continue to work through. We’ll get into the real tensions practitioners face, what compensation actually looks like in practice, and how centering it in oral history project design can deepen relationships with narrators.

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