Preserving the voice of the past
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For almost half a century, the Oral History Society has supported people who want to record and preserve spoken history and share it with others. We encourage people of all ages to record their own and other people’s life stories.
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World AIDS Day: Oral History and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Britain
Oral history has always been at the heart of historical research on HIV/AIDS in Britain, and its popularity as a source for historians of the epidemic continues to grow. To mark World AIDS Day, George Severs charts the history of oral history in HIV/AIDS research and explains why oral history interviews remain so powerful.
I Don’t Like the Blues: Race, Place, and the Backbeat of Black Life
Cascadura, Fábio. Review of I Don’t Like the Blues: Race, Place, and the Backbeat of Black Life, by Brian Foster. Oral History Journal Online Reviews Section (November 2021).
Memórias Afro-Atlânticas (Afro-Atlantic Legacies)
Mulholland, Rebekkah. Review of Memórias Afro-Atlânticas/Afro-Atlantic Legacies, directed by Gabriela Barreto. Oral History Journal Online Reviews Section (November 2021)
Nottingham Trent University funded PhD Studentship
Applications are now open for a Nottingham Trent University (NTU) funded PhD studentship on a participatory action research-led oral history of carers & professionals’ experiences of carer involvement in mental health since the inception of
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