Explore different shapes and forms of informal family archives and oral histories' role in keeping family memories alive.
About this event
Part of the 2023-24 OHMA Public Workshop Series:
Informal Archives: Capturing Family Memories
This workshop aims at collectively exploring different shapes and forms of informal family archives and oral histories' role in keeping family memories alive. Informal family archives could include (but are not limited to): letters, photographs, clothes, audio recordings, videos, etc.
Participants are encouraged to bring along and share one item from a family collection and share memories and stories associated with it. We will be discussing: tangible and intangible memories, what is an archive? And what we practically need to create one.
*the workshop will be recorded and the recording will be shared with registered attendees.
Workshop Lead:
Nairy Abdelshafy is an Egyptian educator, oral historian and social researcher who likes experimenting with different forms of audio-visual production. She has worked on documenting personal stories within different migrant and internally displaced communities in Egypt and abroad. In 2020, she was the oral history coordinator for a project documenting the Egyptian educational reforms. In her capacity as a trainer and facilitator she has extensively worked on non-formal education, intercultural learning, sustainable development and peace education. She holds an MA in Oral History from Columbia University, a BSc. of Political Science from Cairo University and has just completed her first short documentary film earlier this year.
Workshops will be 2 or 3 hours long and will feature interactive elements. Registration will be on a sliding scale, with registration free for participants based outside of the United States, and starting at $5 otherwise.
All events will be hosted either in person or online via Zoom. They are open to the public with pre-registration required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.