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.