The Oral History Association (OHA) is pleased to announce the first two members of the editorial team for its journal, Oral History Review. We welcome Holly Werner-Thomas as editor and Robert LaRose as copy editor for the new team which start their work on January 1, 2024. Holly and Robert bring impressive experience and expertise
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Every fall, around the Annual Meeting, each committee has a meeting that is open to the public to invite interest. This year, the meetings will be a mix of in person at the conference and virtually. Find the 2022 Fall Committee Meeting Schedule here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u3zkLHSF7Wg1FyG9HJXBMz0ya-b_PAZ1AvVRnv2BgPg/edit?usp=sharing.
OHA’s Committees were each given an opportunity to select sessions to sponsor as part of a track. Please see the program for the full session information. Diversity Committee 001. Amplifying the Voices of Underrepresented Communities Workshop Wednesday, 1:30 to 4:30 pm 019. Queering Oral History Paper Session Thursday, 9:45 to 11:15 am 021. Walking Through
October 10, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Oral History Association [OHA] is pleased to announce that Baylor University’s Institute for Oral History will be the association’s new home, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Stephen Sloan, the Director of the Institute, and associate Professor of History, will serve as the new OHA Executive Director. Steven Sielaff,
By Kristine McCusker and Louis Kyriakoudes August 2022 Newsletter The Executive Office has been busy these past few months gearing up for our first in-person conference since 2019, to be held in Los Angeles at the Biltmore Hotel from Oct. 19-22. We can’t wait to reconnect with everyone face-to-face after having to hold conferences
By Amy Starecheski August 2022 Newsletter As we look towards the Annual Meeting in LA, and the end of my presidential term, I would like to share some updates. Our long-stalled project to create a document to provide guidance in valuing and evaluating oral history work is back underway, and the task force working on
The online registration form for the OHA 2022 Annual Meeting is now available. You will need to use your Memberclicks account in order to register. If you don’t have an account, you will need to create one. #OHA22 WILL BE FULLY IN-PERSON The 2022 annual meeting will be a fully in-person meeting. While the OHA is
OHA’s 2022 elections are open! Vote for new Council and Nominating Committee members, as well as members for our new Committee on Committees. We also have a new proposed addition for our Principles and Best Practices- a suite of Social Justice Guidelines. Information about the nominees were sent out in the June OHA Newsletter, or
June 1, 2022 The Oral History Association announces the recipients of eleven mini grants, funded by an $825,000 grant from the NEH American Rescue Plan. In October 2021 the Oral History Association was awarded $825,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grantmaking [Funding Opportunity Number: 20210513-ARPG]. Oral historians from
By Amy Starecheski April 2022 Newsletter Dear OHA Members: We are now halfway through OHA’s working year, which stretches between annual meetings, and halfway through my term as president. Council met in March in Los Angeles, our first time together in person since February 2020. It was such a joy to share food and walks,
By Kristine McCusker April 2022 Newsletter We hope everyone is doing well and is ready for summer! The Executive Office has been busy setting up the new National Endowment for the Humanities fellows program. But we’ve been working on other projects as well. Summer is coming so that means the OHA elections and awards season
April 5, 2022 The Oral History Association announces the recipients of eleven year-long fellowships, funded by an $825,000 grant from the NEH American Rescue Plan. In October 2021 the Oral History Association was awarded $825,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grantmaking [Funding Opportunity Number: 20210513-ARPG] for a
