In this post OHMA student Alissa Funderburk (2017-2018) introduces the second Future Voices Fellow, Desmond Austin Miller. Alissa recently conducted a one-on-one interview with Desmond to learn more about her classmate’s life, education, work, and research interests.
Read MoreKnowing Your Place: Proving a Woman Belongs Everywhere She Can Make a Difference
In this post OHMA student Alissa Funderburk (2017-2018) introduces Future Voices Fellow, Lynn Lewis. Alissa recently sat down for a one-on-one interview at Lynn’s home. Below she uses Lynn’s life story and inspirations to understand her work and academic interests.
Read MoreWhat We Talk About When We Talk About History
In this post, Rachel Unkovic, member of the 2016 cohort, talks about why oral historians have a unique role to play in amplifying and signal boosting marginalized voices to enable "history" and communal memory to be appropriately critiqued.
Read MoreThe Utopia of Europe
"lampedusa" (CC BY 2.0) by noborder network.
Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability fellow Lura Limani reflects on what stories of migrants, as collected by Professor Luisa Passerini’s Bodies Across Borders in Europe project, can teach us about European identity.
Read MoreRecognition of Multi-Truth in an era of Post-Truth
In this post, OHMA student Tomoko Kubota (2017) explores how we can make meaning of oral history in an era of Post-Truth. This article is the first in a three-part series exploring Dr. Luisa Passerini’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Interviewing Artists: Intersubjectivity and Visuality.”
Read MoreThe Identity of an Oral Historian
In this post, current OHMA student Shira Hudson reflects on how Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz’s lecture inspired her to consider what it means to identify as an oral historian.
Read MoreFirst, Take Care of Yourself Thoughts on Storytelling and Wellness
In this post, Robin Weinberg, member of the 2016 cohort, talks about how we, as story collectors, oral historians and engaged listeners, need to make sure we have an toolbox of techniques to take care of ourselves.
Read MoreI Don’t Need to Be the Expert of All Those Other Things
Photo credit: Ali Lapetina
Shot onsite during 2017 Burnside Farm artist residency in Detroit, Michigan (with permission/gratitude to Kate Daughdrill, Burnside Farm founder).
In this post OHMA student Elly Kalfus (2017-2018) discusses how Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz’s approach to designing and facilitating oral history storytelling events led her to a deeper understanding of the value of collaboration and humility.
Read MoreFrom Individual Experience to Political Expression: A Discussion of How Specific Experiences Are Presented in Movements
In this post, current OHMA student Monica Liuting (2016) reflects how Terrell Frazier uses oral history interviews to frame personal experiences in political expressions. This article is the last in a four-part series exploring Terrell’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Becoming an Organizer: Narrative, Identity and Social Action.”
Read MoreThe Intersection of Oral History and Sociology: Using the Life History Method to Better Understand Social Movements
In this post, OHMA student Steve Fuchs (2016) explores the role oral history plays in helping sociologists better understand social movements. This article is the first in a three-part series exploring Terrell Frazier’s recent OHMA Workshop Series lecture, “Becoming an Organizer: Narrative, Identity and Social Action.”
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