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Schedule

The meetings will take place usually from 1:00pm to 4:00pm on the third Thursday of the month. All meetings will take place in E-255 unless otherwise specified.

  • Thursday, September 21, 2023 (Meeting 1)
    • Topics: Introduction to Oral History; Orientation to the seminar objectives and goals
    • Activities:
      • CTL housekeeping announcements (handout )
      • Examining oral history and public history from interdisciplinary angles.
      • Establishing background context and theory of the unique field of oral history and its uses.
    • Readings: see the bibliography.
  • Thursday, October 19, 2023 (Meeting 2)
    • Topics: Introduction to Oral History: Different Disciplines
    • Activities:
      • Participants will listen to oral histories, learn about different projects, and practice listening closely.
      • Following this, participants will present and workshop their lesson plan in small groups.
      • Participants start to develop lesson plan ideas (How do you plan on incorporating OH into your class?)
    • Readings: see the bibliography.
  • Thursday, November 16, 2023 (Meeting 3)
    • Topics: Invited Speaker #1 Natalie Milbrodt @ Queens Memory Project / Queens Library
    • Activities: Participants will attend the talk by the invited speaker and will engage in Q&A/discussion.
    • Readings: see the bibliography.
  • Thursday, December 14, 2023 (Meeting 4)
    • Topics: Focusing on the voices of individuals in the classroom
    • Activities:
      • Using readings and case studies, participants examine how we can use oral history to highlight individual stories within broader issues, especially those from the marginalized population.
      • Participants bring in notes from readings to discuss in to the next meeting
      • Invited Speaker #2
    • Readings: see the bibliography.
  • Thursday, March 21, 2024 (Meeting 5)
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  • Thursday, April 18, 2024 (Meeting 6)
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  • Thursday, May 16, 2024 (Meeting 7)
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  • Thursday, June 20, 2024 (Meeting 8)
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  • An optional showcase event will be scheduled some time in May or June.

More information about each meeting will be posted here shortly.

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