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Saturday 20 November 2010, 10.15am – 5pm, Museum of London

A partnership between the Oral History Society and the Museum of London

This lively study day will explore and reflect upon the uses, benefits, challenges and implications of digital video technologies for oral history. The day could not be more timely, with an increasing number of people using digital video to collect and share oral history interviews, but reservations about the medium still holding sway for some, and with a need for more discussion about what digital video actually means for oral history.

People using oral history in a range of ways – including those working in museums, community-based groups, schools and higher education – are invited. A mix of debates, presentations by people experienced in the use of digital video for oral history, plenty of screenings, and small workshop sessions should ensure a lively and thought-provoking day.

Questions to be addressed include:
What are the arguments for and against the use of digital video for oral history?
What is the impact of video on the makers, interviewees and audiences?
What makes good video oral history?

The study day will be held at the Museum of London. In its brand new Galleries of Modern London, 7,000 objects, show-stopping interactives, film and oral history exhibits transport visitors through London’s tumultuous history, rich with drama, triumph and near disaster.

Fee: £40 full rate and £25 concessions (including Oral History Society members), which includes lunch

Registration details at:

http://www.ohs.org.uk/public_docs/OHS_video_seminar_announcement_booking_form.pdf

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