The preliminary program for the 2015 Annual Meeting is now available at 2015 Program. You may search the online program by day, time, or person. You can also see a daily schedule in grid form this year when you select “Program Calendar” from the menu. We will continue to add chairs for sessions and other details to […]
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The Guantánamo Public Memory Project is a multi-year collaborative public history project that seeks to build public awareness of the long history of the U.S. naval station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and foster dialogue on its current uses and possible futures for the site. Launched in 2009 from the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
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This year the Committee awarded $4,000 to international recipients to attend the 2015 Annual Meeting in Tampa this coming October. The Committee received 11 applications and awards were made to 7 recipients. The awardees are: Dzhanyl Bokontaeva from Kyrgyzstan Sean Field, South Africa Adan King, Canada Carol McKirdy, Australia Jorge Mercado, Puerto Rico Jacky Moore,
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From the Southern Oral History Program Blog: Lumbee History Service-Learning Research Projects by Rachel Olsen on May 27, 2015 During the Spring 2015 semester, students in SOHP director Malinda Maynor Lowery’s HIST234: Lumbee History course completed four service-learning research projects in collaboration with partners and mentors on- and off-campus, including SOHP staff. We’re excited to
Remembering and Telling the History of the Southern Civil Rights Movement The keynote speaker for the Friday lunch at the annual meeting will be Charles E. Cobb, Jr. Cobb is a prolific author who has worked tirelessly to document and preserve the history of the Black Freedom Movement in America. From 1962-1967, Cobb served as a
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Read the recent post on the OUP blog about the OHA mentoring program. Consider participating in the mentor program at the Tampa meeting this fall!
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The 2015 guidelines for the NEH Division of Preservation and Access’s Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program include oral history interviews, in accord with the NEH’s Common Good initiative. They also specifically mention the OHA’s Principles and Best Practices. The relevant language states: “In conjunction with the Common Good initiative, applicants to HCRR may
The International Oral History Association (IOHA) and the Oral History Association of India(OHAI) are pleased to be hosting the XIXth International Oral History Conference at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru, India from 27th June to 1st July 2016. The theme of the conference will be “Speaking, Listening, Interpreting: the critical engagements
Online registration for the 2015 meeting is now OPEN. Make plans to attend the 2015 annual meeting scheduled for October 14-18 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel. The annual meeting attracts a broad range of people and features the best work in the field, enabling students and both emerging and established scholars to network and learn
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Oral History and Vulnerablity by Cliff Mayotte from: https://voiceofwitness.tumblr.com/post/115399857637/oral-history-and-vulnerability Renowned oral historian Alessandro Portelli refers to the optimal interview experience as a “mutual sighting” between interviewer and narrator. Sounds great, doesn’t it? I’d like to have a mutual sighting! Who wouldn’t? As an educator, I especially appreciate this as a necessary (and often challenging) goal between
OHA has a robust scholarship program to assist those interested in attending the annual meeting. We welcome scholarship applications from students, professionals, and community practitioners. Three types of scholarships are offered each year. International scholarships assist presenters at the meeting who work outside the United States. Presenter scholarships are available to those on the program
Annual Meeting Scholarship Applications: 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 States. For presenter
