June 2019
Oral history interviewing: Old and new challenges – Annual Symposium
Call for Presentations Submission deadline: 10 May 2019 The symposium will be held at CO.AS.IT – Museo Italiano, 199 Faraday Street, Carlton on 16 of June 2019. Interviewing is at the core of oral history, and much has been written and debated about the challenges that oral historians face when interviewing their informants. In a rapidly changing and globalising world dominated by new media and technologies, these challenges become even more complex. Yet they also open new opportunities for oral historians… Continue Reading Oral history interviewing: Old and new challenges – Annual Symposium
Find out more »August 2019
Introductory Workshop: Bringing history to life – an introduction to oral history interviewing
Sarah Rood, professional historian from Way Back When Consulting Historians, will present this workshop. It will provide an introduction to oral history practice, focusing on research, ethics, equipment, interviewing techniques and transcribing. Suitable for students, volunteers, or anyone with an interest in recording oral histories, you with gain valuable insights into the work of doing oral history. Learn how to prepare questions; about the forms, the ethics and permissions involved; and the top tips to a good interview. Sarah uses… Continue Reading Introductory Workshop: Bringing history to life – an introduction to oral history interviewing
Find out more »September 2019
Advanced workshop – TBA
We are currently working on our second advanced workshop for 2019. We will update this page once we have more information about he course topic.
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