The Oral History Association provides funding each year for domestic and international presenters, and for non-presenters traveling to the annual meeting. NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR ALL ANNUAL MEETING SCHOLARSHIPS IS JUNE 22, 2026 Please click here to learn more about each scholarship opportunity and to apply!
2026 Scholarships for the OHA Annual Meeting are now open! Read More »
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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The Oral History Review announces three CFP’s. To be considered for the Spring 2027 issue, submissions are due by July 2026, but all submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. Read below for more information and the links to view the full CFP’s: Oral History, Climate Change & The Environment The Editors of the Oral
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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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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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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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
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
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
Author Interview: Lynn Lewis Describes How and Why She Became an Activist Read More »
Interested in hosting an event, caucus/committee business meeting, meetup, or networking session at the OHA annual conference? Submit your request to the submission form now! Space is limited, and event approval is at the discretion of OHA’s program committee and executive office. Learn more about this year’s conference theme here. Please email questions to oha@oralhistory.org.
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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