We are excited to welcome new faculty member Whitney Dow and teaching fellow Nyssa Chow to OHMA for the coming school year.
Read MoreOHMA Welcomes New Faculty and Teaching Fellow for 2017-18 School Year!
Whitney Dow (left) and Nyssa Chow (right)
Seeking Adjunct Instructor for Fall 2017 | Oral History, Visual Storytelling, and Documentary Production
OHMA is excited to announce that we are seeking an adjunct to teach a Fall 2017 seminar class on Oral History, Visual Storytelling, and Documentary Production!
Read MoreTension & Strength, Politics & Art: Christopher Allen’s Story of Documentary in Southside, Williamsburg
Christopher Allen speaking at the OHMA Workshop Series in September 2016. Photo credits: Emma Courtland (2016).
In this post, Heather Michael, shares insight from a presentation by Christopher Allen on the intersection between his beliefs about art and politics vis-à-vis the creation of Living Los Sures, a multifaceted, six-year documentary project about the community of Southside, Williamsburg.
Read MoreFrom the Outside In: How Christopher Allen Organized a Community-Based Documentary
In this post about Christopher Allen's recent lecture in our 2016-2017 Oral History Workshop Series, current OHMA student Christina Pae (2015) reflects on the importance of collaboration in oral history projects, particularly when an outsider aims to conduct a project within an insular community.
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