What is Oral History Anyway? Field Notes from a Workshop with DW Gibson

October 26, 2016 Admin

Not my actual train. But it could be.

In this post, Robin Weinberg (2016) shares her thoughts about oral history after a presentation by DW Gibson, author of The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification in the Twenty-First Century, in OHMA’s 2016-2017 Oral History Workshop Series.

Field Notes: How Much Can We Trust The Dialogic Exchange Between Historian and Narrator?

October 21, 2016 Admin

Recently, author DW Gibson stopped by OHMA to discuss his book, The Edge Becomes The Center: An Oral History of Gentrification in the Twenty-First Century, in which he documents the lives and stories of Brooklynites and others who have an opinion on the increased development in Brooklyn, New York. In this post, Fanny Garcia (2016) reflects on his presentation.