February 2020
Ideas and skills exchange: OHV support group
Ideas and skills exchange: OHV support group Every 2-3 months on a Tuesday evening Oral History Victoria (OHV) hosts an informal gathering for oral historians who want to discuss their projects - both challenges and successes - with like-minded others. The exact dates are posted once confirmed. The next 'Oral History Victoria Ideas and Skills Exchange' will be held on Tuesday 25 February, 5.30-6:30pm at The Moat cafe bar (176 Little Lonsdale St, near the State Library). With facilitation by OHV committee members Judy… Continue Reading Ideas and skills exchange: OHV support group
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Introductory Workshop: Bringing history to life
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… Continue Reading Introductory Workshop: Bringing history to life
Find out more »Advanced Workshop: Interviewing on Sensitive or Traumatic Subjects
Conducting Oral History Interviews on Sensitive or Painful Subjects Saturday 28 March 2020, Emerald Hill Library, South Melbourne Interviews on topics such as war, natural disaster, illness or violence are likely to be challenging for the interviewee and the interviewer. But any oral history interview can trigger difficult and painful remembering, and will require an appropriate response and appropriate preparation in the first place. This OHV Advanced Workshop will consider: the personal and ethical responsibilities of the oral historian; the… Continue Reading Advanced Workshop: Interviewing on Sensitive or Traumatic Subjects
Find out more »August 2020
Introductory Workshop: Bringing history to life
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… Continue Reading Introductory Workshop: Bringing history to life
Find out more »September 2020
Advanced Workshop: Planning Your Oral History Project
About the Facilitators Facilitator: Alistair Thomson, Professor of History and award-winning teacher at Monash University, taught his first oral history workshop in 1985 at the Wangaratta Centre for Continuing Education and has been teaching oral history in both community and academic settings ever since. Al is currently President of Oral History Australia. His oral history books include: Anzac Memories: Living with the Legend (1994 and 2013), The Oral History Reader (1998, 2006 and 2016 with Robert Perks), Ten Pound Poms:… Continue Reading Advanced Workshop: Planning Your Oral History Project
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