OHA News

For more than fifty years now, the Oral History Association has endeavored to support and represent the community of oral historians well. OHA’s membership comes from a variety of settings and disciplines, but the association works to advance the practice, application, and preservation of oral history broadly through its annual conference, publications, and programs. To […]

    MINNEAPOLIS, MN September 27, 2017 – The Oral History Association, the leading national organization for oral historians, invites everyone interested in documenting and exploring the impact of life events on their local communities to attend its annual conference in Minneapolis October 4 – 7.  The theme for 2017 is Engaging Audiences: Oral History and the

The Oral History Association (OHA) is pleased to announce the selection of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as its new institutional home, along with the addition of new incoming co-directors Dr. Louis Kyriakoudes, director of the university’s Albert Gore Research Center, and history professor Dr. Kristine McCusker.  MTSU will begin as the

Two workshops designed to help teachers use oral history in the classroom will be offered on Saturday, October 7, at the OHA annual meeting in Minneapolis. Both are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is requested at Teacher Workshops.   Workshop I:  8:30 to 12:00 Teach the Teachers: Introduction to Oral History for K-12

By Janneken Smucker, Workshop Leader The field of oral history has made dramatic changes with the introduction of new digital technologies. And with those technologies, our expectations have changed too. For interviews and projects in which we have permission to share the words of our narrators, there is an urge to quickly post online. But

On Wednesday, September 13, the Oral History Association will be hosting a Day of Giving where we dedicate the day to fundraising for our great organization.  Many of you contributed during last year’s effort which was very successful and allowed us to provide much needed funding for scholarships. This year, we will be designating our OHA Giving Day

The Oral History Association is pleased to announce the new editorial team that will assume responsibility for editing and producing the Oral History Review, the leading scholarly journal in the field, published by the Oral History Association and Oxford University Press. The incoming editorial team— Editor David Caruso, Chemical Heritage Foundation; Managing Editor Abigail Perkiss,

  The Oral History Review, the official journal of the Oral History Association, is accepting applications for two positions on the editorial team, the Pedagogy Editor and the Book Review Editor. The successful applicants will join the six-member editorial team of the Review and will participate actively in the development of the journal.  The editorial

  Please join the International Committee at these two events at the OHA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis! Everyone is invited to attend.   International Committee Meeting When:                 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Where:               Marquette III room, Hilton Minneapolis Hotel Time:                   3-5 PM   International Committee Reception When:                 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Where:               The Choir room in ‘The

by Susan Davis, workshop leader for Podcasting I and II offered at the OHA annual meeting in Minneapolis. For more information on registration, see OHA 2017.   Since February I have been to Armenia, Georgia, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Jamaica, Australia, Senegal and Mozambique to teach workshops on podcasting. Each of these countries, while in differing states

As we approach the annual meeting, the incoming president is preparing to make appointments to the Association’s standing committees. In an effort to ensure we are casting the widest net possible for potential committee members, this year the Committee Task Force is asking members to let us know if they might be interested in serving

by Sarah Loose Charlottesville. The Pulse. Charleston. Portland MAX attacks. Muslim Ban. Black Lives Matter. The Women’s March. Standing Rock. #Not1More Organizer Soya Jung coined a slogan for these times: hearts open, fists up.  For those of us who practice oral history, could we adapt that slogan for our own vocation? Hearts open, fists up,