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.