Protect The Value Of Your Labor: Survival Skills for Freelancing in Oral History - Incite at Columbia University

Working in oral history is fraught with requests for unpaid work, tight budgets for ambitious projects, and clients who don’t understand oral history ethics. This workshop is designed for aspiring and seasoned freelance oral historians to come together, share their experiences, troubleshoot their concerns, and swap valuable information about fundamental tools and tricks of the trade. This workshop covers: The first year in freelancing, Understanding your labor rights, The structure of a successful work agreement, Figuring out how much to charge. As the title of this workshop suggests, one of the greatest challenges of working in oral history is protecting the value of our labor. Communicating and coordinating with other oral historians is the strongest way to work toward better wages and work environments for all of us.