HIST 4365 - Oral History: Capturing and Presenting Individual and Community Stories

This course will teach you the history, theory, and best practices associated with interviewing. It is organized into three units. Unit One introduces you to the history of and key debates related to interviewing individuals for oral history and other types of projects. In Unit Two you will learn the best practices associated with oral history and as a class, we will launch a group oral history project. Unit Three will see you take on your own oral history projects. During this unit, we will spend considerable time considering how to analyze and present oral histories.