By Erin L. Conlin Recent civil rights-era commemorations (like the 1965 march to Selma, AL) and present-day activists remind us that racial issues continue to challenge our nation. As oral historians, we are well positioned to foster better historical understanding and increase public awareness. Students, faculty, and staff affiliated with the Samuel Proctor Oral History […]
Prof. Alessandro Portelli has been awarded a 2015 Dan David Prize. Read more about his work at Dan David Laureates.
The Oral History Association will co-sponsor a national conference for archivists, librarians, collections managers, and other collections staff working with oral history interviews on May 19 at the Atlanta History Center. Developed by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, the conference will bring together noted oral historians and preservation experts to discuss best
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Annual Meeting Scholarship Applications to Open Soon: The Oral History Association encourages applications from a diverse group of people who might contribute to the association’s annual meeting. We welcome scholarship applications from students, professionals, and community practitioners. International Scholarships are open to those on the Annual Meeting Program who live and work outside the United
In 1993, the Oral History Association established a series of awards to recognize outstanding achievement in oral history. The awards highlight exemplary oral history work completed in the past year. OHA will present awards at the 2015 annual meeting in Tampa for outstanding use of oral history in several categories. Nominations for the awards are
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The Maria Rogers Oral History Program (MROHP) is housed in the Carnegie Branch Library for Local Histoy, Boulder, Colorado. MROHP curates interviews that build an understanding of life in the city and county of Boulder. Narrators may be chosen for their accomplishments or their participation in the community, along with the ability to lend detail
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A wonderful profile of Oral History Association Member Claytee White and her work: https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/las-vegas-history/hooked-oral-history
The following international conference currently has a call out for papers. This conference has an oral history and life stories network: European Social Sciences History Conference 30 March – 2 April, 2016 Venue: Medical Faculty of the University of Valencia, Spain Abstracts due by 1 May, 2015. For more information: https://esshc.socialhistory.org/propose-paper and https://agricola.utu.fi/ajankohtaista/cfp/index.php?ilmoitus=872 The call
The Oral History Association has recently switched to a new individual membership system from that previously administered by Oxford University Press. We believe that the new system will provide improved service for OHA members. We have established a new membership website where individuals can join OHA or renew their membership and access various OHA membership benefits.
When Women’s Words: The Feminist Practice of Oral History (1991) was published nearly twenty-five years ago, it sought to push past the celebratory tone that had then defined much of women’s oral history. In their respective contributions, a diverse and multidisciplinary group of feminist scholars honestly discussed and rigorously debated how the dynamics and complexities
Call for Papers for Upcoming International Conferences: ESSHC 2016 The European Social Science History Conference 2016 will be held at the Medical Faculty of the University of Valencia in Spain, March 30 – April 6, 2016. More conference information can be found at: https://esshc.socialhistory.org/. The conference features an Oral History and Life Stories network which
A GUIDE TO ORAL HISTORY AND THE LAW SECOND EDITION JOHN A. NEUENSCHWANDER Oxford | October 14, 2014 Hardcover | 176 Pages | $74.00 | ISBN 9780190209872 Paperback | 176 Pages | $24.95 | ISBN 9780199342518 According to the Oral History Association, the term oral history refers to “a method of recording and preserving oral
