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Maine media: Oral History 101: Method, Craft & Uses

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Dates: July 27, 2026  –  July 31, 2026 Levels: Beginner, IntermediateWorkshop Fee: $1695Workshop Duration: 1-week (Monday-Friday)Workshop Location: On-campusClass Size: 12 History, as most of us are taught in school, has long been written by, and for, the powerful, and historical archives are often considered fixed bases for “fact.” Oral history turns these notions on their heads. In this course, we’ll embark on […]

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Oral History Project Focus: The Derek Piotr Fieldwork Archive

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What is your project about and why does it matter? I am the project lead and creative director of The Derek Piotr Fieldwork Archive. I established the Fieldwork Archive as a web-based repository in August 2022 to preserve diverse representations of folklife via sound recordings I and other fieldworkers have made: ballads, hymns, tales, poems,

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Archivist, American Folklife Center of Library of Congress

/ Jobs and Professional Opportunities, Archivist and Librarian Jobs

Summary This position is located in the American Folklife Center, Special Collections Directorate, Researcher and Collection Services in the Library Collections and Services Group. This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position. The position description number for this position is 446809. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.

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Call for Proposals for the 2026 Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan Research Grant

/ Jobs and Professional Opportunities, Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Deadline: June 30, 2026 The Arab American National Museum is currently accepting applications for a research travel grant to facilitate access to the Museum Collection and/or the Russell J. Ebeid Library Resource Center. The grant is made possible through the support of Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan, an anthropologist, historic preservationist, and interdisciplinary adjunct professor of

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Associate Professor – Italian Heritage, History and Cultural Studies

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University of Toronto Deadline: May 26, 2026 Full post: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Associate-Professor-Italian-Heritage%2C-History-and-Cultural-Studies-ON/601698317/ Description: The Faculty of Information and the Department of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Italian cultural studies and history with expertise in fascism

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Oral History Review: Call for Papers, Oral History, Climate Change & the Environment

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The Editors of the Oral History Review invite prospective authors to consider themes around oral history, climate change, and the environment for publication beginning in 2027. Broadly speaking, these themes include but are not limited to oral history and— Some ideas & questions to consider regarding the climate crisis: For reference, see recent OHR articles

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Oral History Review: Call for Papers, Oral History in Practice: Applied Oral History, Survey Articles, From the Archives

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CALL FOR PAPERS Oral History in Practice: Applied Oral History, Survey Articles, From the Archives  The Editors of the Oral History Review invite prospective authors to submit articles on oral history practice based on our recently expanded Mission Statement for consideration in issues beginning in 2027. In particular, we seek research-based articles focusing on state-of-the

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Oral History Review: Call for Papers, Conflict Oral History: Ukraine, Palestine…& Elsewhere

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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

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Author Interview: Lynn Lewis Describes How and Why She Became an Activist 

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In her spring 2026 OHR article, “Documenting a Movement Ecosystem: Picture the Homeless, a Participatory Oral History Research Case Study,” Lynn Lewis discusses the relationships between participatory action research (PAR), community organizing, and oral history. In her Author Interview with OHR Editor Holly Werner-Thomas, she elaborates on the necessarily experimental nature of PAR and why it felt urgent

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