April 15, 2013
by Fiona Cosson
Power and Democracy: The Many Voices of Oral History XVIIIth International Oral History Association, Barcelona, Spain - 9-12 of July 2014 The International Oral History Association will hold its next meeting in Spain at the University of Barcelona, July 9-12, 2014 (master classes will be held on July 8). Its theme will be Power and […]
Penny Summerfield (pictured below), professor of modern history at Manchester University, led the latest Oral History Society/Institute of Historical Research joint seminar, focusing on oral history, subjectivity and gender. Prof Summerfield, author of the book Reconstructing Women’s Wartime Lives, began her seminar by talking about the work of oral history scholars such as Alessandro Portelli and […]
April 4, 2013
by Fiona Cosson
Corporate Voices: Institutional and Organisational Oral Histories The Annual Conference of the Oral History Society in conjunction with the Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research, University of Sussex Venue: University of Sussex Date: Friday 5th - Saturday 6th July 2013 What is the business of oral history? What is the relationship between oral history and […]
Gove & History Teaching: Should oral history be on the National Curriculum? - 0