The Oral History Review’s editorial team would like to welcome our newest member! David Caruso, Oral History Program Manager at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, will join the OHR as our book review editor. Along with his work at CHF, David has worked with Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region (OHMAR), a vibrant, regional oral history […]
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The Oral History Association and new Executive Director Cliff Kuhn are highlighted in a new article from the Chronicle of Higher Education: Georgia State U. Scholar Leads Strengthened Oral-History Group The Oral History Association’s first-ever executive director, Clifford M. Kuhn, must lead it through the rocky terrain of legal challenges and digital advances.
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The Georgia Humanities Council (GHC), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Oral History Association (OHA), is sponsoring the first-look of a new webcasting technology that we believe will be of interest to educators, museum professionals, libraries, offices, and others. Developed by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with support from the
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The OHA is delighted to announce the hiring of Gayle Knight as the new program associate in the OHA executive office. Gayle brings outstanding credentials to the position. For the past five years, she has been the housing and registration coordinator for the Society of Biblical Literature, a scholarly organization which in conjunction with the
The Oral History Association announces a grant of up to $4,000 to undertake oral history research in situations of crisis research in the United States and internationally. These funds may be applied to travel, per diem, or transcription costs for research in places and situations in which a longer application time schedule may be problematic.
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La reunión anual de 2013 de la OHA (siglas del inglés, Oral History Association – la Asociación de la Historia Oral) el 9 – 13 de octubre de 2013 El Hotel Skirvin La Ciudad de Oklahoma, OK, EE.UU. Fecha límite: finita Historias ocultas, verdades impugnadas: el arte de la Historia Oral La reunión de la
Article Award: Winner – Richard Santhiago (Universidade de São Paulo)– for “The Dissonant Lives of Brazilian Black Non-Samba Singers” Honorable mention: Charise Cheney (University of Oregon–” Blacks on Brown: Intra-Community Debates over School Desegregation in Topeka, Kansas, 1941–1955” Book Award: For the US – Susan Chandler and Jill Jones, the University of Nevada Reno –
Hidden Stories, Contested Truths: The Craft of Oral History 2013 OHA Annual Meeting October 9 – October 13, 2013 The Skirvin Hilton Hotel Oklahoma City, OK Deadline: January 18, 2013 The 2013 annual meeting of the Oral History Association will offer an opportunity to showcase the ways in which oral history has been used to
With the arrival of the new issue of the Oral History Review, the OHR’s editorial team wants to announce the arrival of its new effort to reach current and future OHA members (and OHR subscribers) through social media. Click here to read more about this initiative. We who are leading our new social media effort
2012 Oral History Association Annual Meeting October 10 – 14, 2012 Cleveland Marriott at Key Center Cleveland, Ohio This year those wishing to attend the 2012 Oral History Association Annual Meeting will be able to register online by accessing the following URL: https://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/go/oha2012 Registration Fees: Member – All Days: $140 One Day: $85 Non-Member
This year, for the first time, an oral history THATCamp is being held in conjunction with the Oral History Association conference. In order for this event to go forward, we need to have at least 25 people registered by September 21st. If you were considering signing up for this THATCamp, please do so as quickly
The Oral History Association is pleased to announce the launch of the Oral History in the Digital Age (OHDA) website at ohda.matrix.msu.edu. The website features numerous essays, articles, and videos about best practices in collecting, preserving, and disseminating digital oral histories. This resource a product of an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership
