CALL FOR PAPERS Conflict Oral History: Ukraine, Palestine…& Elsewhere While the focus on current events in the oral history field remains controversial, (contemporary) crisis oral history continues to grow. However, violent contemporary crises—from invasions and wars to the plight of refugees—often reflect decades if not centuries’-old conflicts and are therefore also historical. How can oral […]
Deadline May 31, 2026 While the Call for Proposals is now closed, there’s still time to submit a poster for the 2026 Oral History Association Annual Meeting! Our memories are closely tied to the landscapes we inhabit, both real and imagined, and these connections are being reshaped by environmental change, political instability, and ongoing crises.
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Words & Silences | Palabras & Silencios The Editorial Team of Words & Silences | Palabras & Silencios is pleased to invite submissions for articles and reviews in our upcoming 2026 edition. Published by the International Oral History Association (IOHA), the journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access digital publication, freely available online, that welcomes contributions from all individuals
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Deadline to Submit: July 10, 2026 Submit HERE. The Oral History Association Council calls for proposals from OHA members to create a new asynchronous oral history teaching module via Udemy. Submit HERE. The course and the themes for the essential sessions to be available in the curricula are as follows: Archiving & Preserving Deliverables Interviewing
Smithsonian InstitutionNational Museum of African American History and CultureO:ice of Digital Strategy and EngagementRequest for Information (RFI): 03.12.2026 RFI Responses are Due By: Friday, March 27, 2026 This Request for Information (RFI) is for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for proposal. The anticipated period of performance is
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Location: Durham, NCEmployment: Full-time | 3-year grant-funded (with possibility of continuation)Organization: Forest History Society Position Overview The Forest History Society is seeking a highly organized and collaborative Oral/Public Historian (OPH) to our new multi-year initiative, Forests of the Last 50 Years. This 3-year initiative includes major efforts to secure oral histories and documents from key
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Position: Library Associate Organization: Forest History Society Location: Durham, NCEmployment: Full-time | 2 to 3-year grant-funded (with possibility of continuation) Position Overview The Forest History Society is seeking a Library Associate to support the Forests of the Last 50 Years Project—an initiative dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing public access to materials documenting the history of forests from
Applications will be accepted through 11:59pm EST April 3, 2026. We must receive all letters of recommendation by April 10, 2026. The recipient will be notified by April 17, 2026.
Conference Dates: May 7-8, 2026 Location: Arlington, Virginia. The conference will be in person with no virtual/hybrid option. Deadline for Submissions: Friday, March 27 by 11:59pm Eastern
OHMAR 2026 Conference CFP: Witnessing State Violence: Oral History and Liberatory Praxis Read More »
This workshop is for faculty and graduate students wishing to use oral history in research and teaching and is helpful to the beginner, intermediate and advanced scholar. Instructors have created oral history projects, published widely using oral history, and are leaders in oral history publishing and teaching. Participants meet in break-out groups with the institute directors to workshop
VOCES Oral History Summer Institute (Application Deadline 3/16) Read More »
The 2026 application for the Indigenous Initiative Research Fund is now open! To learn more, please click here.
OHA Indigenous Initiative Research Fund (Application closes June 1) Read More »
The Emerging Crises Research Fund is now open for applications! To learn more, click here.
OHA Emerging Crises Research Fund (Application Closes April 15) Read More »
