Oral History

• • Introducing oral history
  • Planning an oral history project
  • Interviewing: The art of asking questions
  • Listening: How to transcribe an interview
  • Transforming oral history into writing
  • Sounds, images, stories: The value of oral history

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Shared family stories contribute to a more complete picture of where we have come from and where we are going. In Oral History, you will learn about gathering family history through interviews. You will explore the ways in which oral history can complement, supplement, and even contradict written, pictorial, and other records. You will learn how to record, transcribe, and share oral histories in written form, and you will also engage with ethical concerns and issues that may arise during the process of acquiring and sharing oral histories.

• Online quiz (20%)
• Transcript (40%)
• Essay (40%)