An introduction to oral history

Course dates

9 January 2011 - 20 March 2012

Course fee

£200

Course tutor

Dr Anna Davin

This course will address theoretical and practical issues in oral history through workshop sessions and the students' own interviewing work. It will deal with the historiographical emergence and uses of oral history, with particular reference to the investigation of voices and stories not always accessible to other historical approaches. It will examine theoretical and methodological issues, for instance concerning memory, the interviewing relationship, ethics and the uses to which recordings may be put. And it will help students to develop practical skills in interviewing, recording, the preservation of recordings and the organization and preservation of oral material.

The course is organised as a term of eleven weekly sessions of two hours to be held in the IHR on Monday afternoons (2.30 - 4.30). Please note that unlike other day courses available in Oral History, this course, being run over a term, allows students time to conduct their own interviews and discuss them later in a workshop environment, allowing them to hone their interviewing skills.

The course is open to postgraduates, academics and all who are interested in exploring the methods of Oral History.

Application form

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