Introduction to Oral History for Research - Incite at Columbia University

Explore oral history as a dynamic tool for engaged, collaborative research in this interactive half-day workshop with Amy Starecheski.

Oral history—a conversation about the past, happening in the present, and oriented towards the future—is a core part of human life.

Oral history can also be a more formalized research practice. In this interactive workshop, participants will be introduced to oral history as a dynamic tool for engaged, collaborative research, in applications from qualitative social sciences to the creation of primary sources for historical archives.

In this interactive half-day workshop taught by Director of Columbia Oral History Amy Starecheski, participants will be introduced to oral history as a dynamic tool for engaged, collaborative research.tory of oral history as a research practice; Interviewing and listening; Consent, copyright, and legal releases; Tools for audio recording; Project design and planning.

This workshop is online. The recording will be shared with registered attendees. Capacity is limited.

It is free and open to the public, with a number of spots set aside for Columbia affiliates.

Registration is required. Participants should plan to attend for the entire training and to participate actively.

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