Fall 2022 | Thursday Oral History Salon: Oral History & Documentary

Led by Sayre Quevedo, 2022-23 OHMA teaching artist, Fall 2022’s Thursday Oral History Salon introduces important conversations within and about oral history and documentary through a series of public lectures and discussions.

September 22, 2022, 6:00 - 7:30pm

Incarceration, oral history, documentary + ‘Suave’

ONLINE with Maria Hinojosa and David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez
Maria Hinojosa spent nearly 20 years documenting with David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, who was incarcerated for a crime he was convicted of at the age of 17. The Pulitzer-Prize-winning podcast ‘Suave’ tells the story of that relationship and Suave’s life before, during, and after being released from prison.

October 13, 2022, 6-7:30pm

Oral History, Media, and Reconciliation

ONLINE with Connie Walker
Walker will present on her most recent series ‘Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's’ which delves into the history of residential schools in Canada and the ways that history has personally impacted her own family, specifically her father, his siblings, and their community as a whole.

November 3, 2022, 6-7:30pm

Telling Stories from Earth

In-person with Journei Manzayila Bimwala
A conversation on landscape and oral history with Journei Manzayila Bimwala, Co-Chair of the Foodway at Concrete Plant Park.

November 18, 2023, 6-7:30pm

Sayre Presents: Artist Talk on Telling and Understanding Our Own Stories

ONLINE with Sayre Quevedo
OHMA 2022-23 Teaching Artist Sayre Quevedo will present a virtual artist talk on his work, exploring the ways that his documentary practice is shaped by his personal history and intimate relationships, literature, and film. He will also present a new work in progress entitled Orexis.