Instructors: Suzanne Snider + Guest Instructors Nichole Canuso, Sarita Daftary, Alissa Rae Funderburk, Alisa del Tufo
Conducted online (Platforms will include Zoom, Google Drive, and VoiceThread)
Dates: June 4 - 14, 2021, workshops take place in Eastern Time Zone (New York)
About the schedule: Instruction-heavy days are June 4-7 and June 11-13 with self-paced (interview) assignments and evening guest talks/listening parties June 8, 9 & 10. All live sessions will be recorded for use by participants. Please email info@oralhistorysummerschool.com with any questions about the schedule.
Come all ye budding oral historians, artists, advocates, and researchers who wish to make use of oral history in your practices. This immersive summer workshop is a rigorous introduction to the field of Oral History. Over the course of ten days, we’ll cover interview techniques, project design, recording tutorials for online and in-person recording, and ethics, along with special topics related to the field. This is a great opportunity to jump-start a project in a supportive environment, or to get this training under your belt for future projects with the benefit of deadlines and critique. Participants will be conducting interviews throughout the week. No experience necessary.
A note about the online format: This workshop will engage students from around the world in synchronous and asynchronous sessions through mini-lectures, interactive exercises, case studies and interview practice. Students will be guided by lead instructor, OHSS director Suzanne Snider and a range of guest instructors who will prepare presentations of their work and be available for questions from students. This workshop involves interview training and practice.
Note: While we miss coming together in one physical space, we view our online workshops as opportunities to bring unique groups of learners together, including participants who have not made it to our physical classroom prior to 2020 due to care responsibilities, prohibitive travel/lodging fees and/or health challenges. We continue to work on making our workshops more financially accessible through fellowships, work-trade positions and a sliding scale fee structure. Welcome.
One fellowship space will be available for a student working on a narrative collection project.
Tuition
Standard Tuition - $900
I am employed full-time and/or have other access to resources; tuition is not a significant barrier to me attending this workshop.
Institutional Tuition/Supporter -$1050
My organization, university, or employer is paying for my tuition; funds are not an obstacle for me to attend this training; I want to support OHSS and am able to pay a higher price for the workshop.
*Tuition includes access to videos, live sessions, voicethreads and optional “hop-ons” along with our usual e-oral history reader and materials to be mailed: a workbook (hard copy), OHSS tote bag and pin.