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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The Oral History Center is offering a virtual version of our one-week Advanced Institute on the methodology, theory, and practice of oral history. This will take place July 27-31, 2026. The Advanced Institute will be held online. The cost of the Advanced Institute is $650. The institute is designed for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, university
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June 23-25, 2026 The Oral History Association will host a virtual three-day symposium on trauma-informed interviewing, reckoning, and beyond, June 23, 24 and 25, 2026. The first day of the symposium will focus on trauma informed interview methodology, including project design, community engagement, and interview techniques. The second day will explore reckoning with ethical issues
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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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By Jacey Anderson, Book Review Editor for the Oral History Review On March 4, I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Jason A. Higgins. Higgins is the Digital Scholarship Coordinator for Virginia Tech Publishing & Press and an assistant professor of history. His book, Prisoners after War: Veterans in the Age of Mass Incarceration (UMass
Deadline to Submit: July 1, 2026 The Oral History Association Council calls for proposals from OHA members to create a new asynchronous oral history teaching module via Udemy. The course and the themes for the essential sessions to be available in the curricula are as follows: Archiving & Preserving Deliverables Interviewing Legal & Ethical Issues
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The Oral History Association Publications Committee invites you to a virtual panel with authors Stephen M. Sloan and Mark Cave discussing their co-edited book Oral History and the Environment: Global Perspectives on Climate, Connection, and Catastrophe, published by Oxford University Press. This event launches a two-part conversation series connected to the 2026 OHA conference theme,
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
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