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Decolonizing the Academy through Collaboration

May 9, 2017 Admin
From the American Museum of Natural History, here is a photo of Tsukwani and George Hunt, two members of the clan who were in communication with anthropologist Franz Boas during his ethnographic study of the Kwakwaka’wakw. Courtesy of: http://www.fi…

From the American Museum of Natural History, here is a photo of Tsukwani and George Hunt, two members of the clan who were in communication with anthropologist Franz Boas during his ethnographic study of the Kwakwaka’wakw. Courtesy of: http://www.firstnations.eu/fisheries/kwakwakawakw-kwakiutl.htm.

In this post, OHMA student Dina M. Asfaha (2016) discusses how we can make meaning of and interrogate anthropology using oral history. This article is the final in a three-part series exploring Dr. Leslie Robertson’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Devalued Subjectivities: Disciplines, Voices and Publics.”

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Tags oral history, Leslie Robertson, Kwakwaka’wakw, anthropology, subjectivity, colonialism, culture, collaboration, violence, voice, oppression, decolonize, Academia
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Presenting History in Political Limitation: Disciplines and the Truth

May 4, 2017 Incite Institute at Columbia University

In this post, current OHMA student Yutong Wang (2016) discusses her perspectives on being a historian and how politics influence historical revisionism. This article is the second in a two-part series exploring Dr. Leslie Robertson’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Devalued Subjectivities: Disciplines, Voices and Publics.”

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In Workshop Reflections Tags oral history, Yutong Wang, leslie robertson, historical revisionism, objectivity, editing, anthropology, community, politics, voice, Kwakwaka’wakw, Ga’axsta’las, Potlatch, colonialism, culture, china, Kuomintang, communisim, history, government, Academia
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"The Art, Praxis and Power of Oral History" with Mary Marshall Clark and Amy Starecheski

February 29, 2016 Admin

On February 24, 2016, CCOHR Director Mary Marshall Clark and OHMA Associate Director Amy Starecheski gave a talk at the Bard College Graduate Center. 

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May 13: Unconference: Telling Untold Stories at Rutgers-Newark

February 26, 2016 Admin

OHMA alum Molly Rosner is helping to organize this May 13 unconference with Mary Rizzo, which will focus on many aspects of public history. The participants determine the topics that are covered during discussion groups. Registration is $20 and that covers the cost of food for the day. Check out their website for more information.

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In News Tags Alumni, History, Archives, Academia
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Announcing the Jeffrey H. Brodsky Oral History Award

November 22, 2015 Admin

The Columbia University Oral History Master of Arts Program is excited to announce the Jeffrey H. Brodsky Oral History Award.

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From New York City to Oklahoma, OHMA to Anthropology

August 24, 2015 Admin

Miriam Laytner is an OHMA alum and a graduate student in Anthropology, studying stories of storms, drought and other severe weather events at the University of Oklahoma. In this post, she describes the transition from OHMA to a PhD program in Anthropology.

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On Academic Rigor

March 24, 2015 Admin

McKenna Stayner is a current OHMA student. In this post, she reflects on the meaning of "rigor" in academic contexts.

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In Workshop Reflections Tags LGBT, Academia
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