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Oral history is undergoing a resurgence, thanks to the digital environment and the Internet.  What are the components of an oral history program? How should an oral history interview be conducted? What documentation is required to ensure that an archive has acquired the rights to ownership and use of the interviews? 

Using two recently revised publications: Curating Oral Histories and The Oral History Reader,  students will be introduced to the theory and practice of conducting a successful oral history program in seven modules.

Topics for the modules include:

• Module 1.   Introducing Oral History
• Module 2.   Administration
• Module 3.   The Interview
• Module 4.   Description and Transcription
• Module 5.   Technology and Preservation
• Module 6.   Public Outreach
• Module 7.   Case Studies

Students will also receive, by electronic mail, a self-study guide which includes instructions, supplementary reading (where applicable), self-study questions, and in most modules, a practical project. The self-study questions and projects will be submitted to the Instructor for evaluation. Upon completing all the projects within the allotted time, students will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course.

Students can expect to work 10-12 hours a week for the duration of the course.

Instructor: Lisa Glandt, AABC Education, and Advisory Services Coordinator

Cost: AABC members $350.00 (CAD) / Non-member $500.00 (CAD); plus the cost of the course textbooks

Limit:  20 students

Textbooks:    

Nancy Mackay. Curating Oral Histories (Routledge, 2nd ed; 2016) 

Robert Perks and Alistair Thomson, eds. The Oral History Reader (Routledge, 3rd ed; 2016) 

• Note: students will receive textbook ordering details once they register for the course. 

*Registration:* June 1 - July 20, 2018

For more information about the course and registration links please visit: https://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1831&EID=25765