[ONLINE] Project Design Lab: For Oral Historians, Documentarians, Artists, and More
Date: January 19 & January 20, 2024
Time: 10 AM to 6 PM ET
Location: Online via Zoom
Instructors: Suzanne Snider 

Tuition: See below (Please note; Our fellowships are now assigned)

**This workshop is now full. Please click below to join the waitlist and we will be in touch if a seat opens up.

Project Design is a dynamic phase of documentary and artistic practice, giving project directors a chance to articulate their visions, confront ethical challenges, identify collaboration opportunities, define “success,” and brainstorm potential future uses beyond the archive of "raw" or unedited materials. Working on our Project Designs at the front end can be enlivening and revelatory when developed in good company. “Problems” become our guides and integral parts of our projects’ ultimate resolution. 

This workshop is perfect for those OHSS alums reaching a new juncture of work and/or for anyone seeking a road map when approaching large-scale or daunting projects. We will address ethics, work habits, research, outreach, reciprocity and more.

The two-day workshop is divided structurally between mini-presentations, conversation, small group exercises and supportive “lab time” during which participants will work with Project Design prompts and have the chance to workshop their ideas-in-progress for feedback. 

*Note: While we’ll be relying on best practices from the field of oral history, this workshop can support plans for research/documentary projects in any field or medium. We will briefly cover the basics of oral history theory and methodology as a refresher in order to plan in chorus with these concepts and values during our workshop.

Participants in this workshop will have the option of signing up for a 60-minute project consultation at a 50% discount in the future.

Fellowships (FULL) $0
Independent/Subsidized: $400
Institutional: $500

Tuition Fee Structure
Thank you for reviewing our tiered fee structure, which reconciles our wish to make the training increasingly accessible with our need to cover staff labor and the rising costs of our materials. Please read the descriptions below and be in touch with us (info@oralhistorysummerschool.com) if you would like support selecting your tuition tier.

Fellowship: $0, 2 participants [FULL]
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.

Independent/Subsidized: $400 (+ 3% processing fee), unlimited (up to 20 total participants)
This is for participants without institutional support. If you are at a salaried job, employed full-time or finance vacations and/or dining out, we ask you to consider our Standard/Institutional rate. 

Standard/Institutional Rate: $500 (+3% processing fee), unlimited (up to 20 total participants)

Note: As a small organization, we maintain a strict cancellation policy. Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable for withdrawal or cancellation