Oral History Society Training
An Introduction to Oral History
Course Dates | Programme | Booking Form
This self-contained day course, organised jointly by the British Library Sound Archive and the Oral History Society, aims to be an informal and practical introduction to oral history interviewing with an opportunity to handle recording equipment and discuss some of the issues around oral history, life stories and memory. Places are limited to twelve per day course and demand exceeds available places, so please apply early. No previous experience of oral history is required. Each course is led by one of the BL/OHS-accredited trainers.
Course Dates
21st July 2009 - FULLY BOOKEDFoyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
9th September 2009 - FULLY BOOKED
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
9th October 2009
The Committee Room at St Fagans: National History Museum, Cardiff, CF5 6XB
14th October 2009
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
18th November 2009
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
20th November 2009
GAS HALL, BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, EDMUND STREET OFF CHAMBERLAIN SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM
15th December 2009
Foyle Learning Centre, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Programme
The programme for each one-day course is as follows:
10.00-10.15 Welcome and introductions
10.15-11.15 What is oral history?: understanding memory
11.15-11.30 Coffee (provided)
11.30-1.00 Getting started: aims and objectives, who to interview, question approaches
1.00-2.00 Lunch (not provided)
2.00-2.30 Practical work: an introduction to recording equipment
2.30-3.30 The interview: do's and don'ts
3.30-3.45 Tea (provided)
3.45-4.30 Practical work: interviewing
4.30-5.00 Evaluation of practical work
5.00-5.30 After the interview: summarising, transcription, copyright, archiving
(A booking form, in PDF format, can be printed out from here.)
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