Instructors: Suzanne Snider with Guest Instructors
Location: Online
Dates: May 15 - 24 (Weekdays 10 AM - 3 PM, Weekends 9 AM - 4 PM)
Tuition: $0 - $2300 [See sliding scale information below]
Come all ye budding oral historians, radio documentarians, writers, filmmakers, media advocates, and photographers who wish to make use of oral history in your practices. This immersive workshop is a rigorous introduction to the field of oral history. Over the course of 10 days, we’ll cover interview techniques, project design, and recording tutorials, plus sessions dedicated to ethics, trauma, advocacy, archives, and other related topics. This workshop 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 peer critique. This year's workshop includes sessions devoted to reciprocity, repatriation, and archives. No experience necessary.
A note about the online format: This workshop will engage students from around the world in synchronous sessions through mini-lectures, interactive exercises, case studies and interview practice. Students will be guided by lead instructor, OHSS director Suzanne Snider, and guests. This workshop involves interview training and practice. All sessions will be recorded and made available for (only) enrolled participants.
Tuition Information
Fellowship Rate, $0. Limited, 3 participants; separate application. These spaces are reserved as part of an equity initiative to support more BIPOC participation and historically marginalized voices at the table and in the field. If you are eligible based on these criteria and cannot attend at the standard tuition rate, please select this option.
Fellowships will be awarded early in the application process. If you are not awarded a fellowship for this workshop, please note that we will continue to offer (tuition-free) fellowship seats for all of our workshops. We encourage you to re-apply in the future.
Standard/Independent Rate, $1950: (+ 3% processing fee) Unlimited, up to 20 participants. This tuition tier is for participants without institutional support, without a salary, and/or for those who work in under-resourced economies (education, social work, etc). Those with steady income are encouraged to look to the institutional tier.
Institutional/Support Rate, $2300: (+ 3% processing fee) Unlimited, up to 20 participants. This tuition tier is for participants who are employed full-time/salaried, who may finance vacations and/or dining out, and/or who receive professional development funds or other additional support from an institution.