In response to Sujatha Fernandes’ talk on The Uses of Narrative in Organizing for Social Justice on October 4th, current OHMA student Nairy AbdElShafy reflects on how individuals choose to curate their own stories, when given the space and agency to do so and how this serves as a representation of their own culture and history.
Read MoreYOU HUMANS...
Steven Puente is a current OHMA student. In this blog post, he discusses the importance of public facing work in oral history.
Read MoreSubversion: One of the Points of Oral History?
Jonathon Fairhead recounts a discussion between Professor Alessandro Portelli and students in the Columbia University Oral History Masters Program, 4 April, 2015. Watch the full lecture on YouTube.
Read MoreDid You Listen?
Leonard Cox is a current OHMA student. In this post, he reflects on what it means to truly listen.
Read MoreThe Challenges of Informed Consent
Helen Gibb is a current OHMA student. In this post, she discusses the challenges associated with interviewing 'vulnerable populations.'
Read MoreOral history invites us in
Audrey Augenbraum is the communications and outreach coordinator for OHMA, CCOHR, and INCITE. A native of New York City, she is constantly surprised by the important and oft-neglected facets of her community that OHMA students illuminate. In this post, she reflects on witnessing preparations for OHMA's April 29 year-end event, Then, Now, Next: Oral History and Social Change.
Read MoreFinding a Thesis, Part 3: Advice from Nicki Pombier Berger
OHMA alum Nicki Pombier Berger will teach workshop at 2015 Oral History Summer School
OHMA alum Nicki Pombier Berger will teach a workshop, Memory Loss and Mixed Ability Interviewing, at this summer's Oral History Summer School in Hudson, New York.
Nicki Berger: Listening to the life stories of disabilities
Dong Kue Lee reflects on Nicki Pombier Berger's workshop, which discussed the work she did for her OHMA thesis, a multimedia collection of stories from self-advocates with Down syndrome. This talk took place on Thursday, November 13, 2014.
Read MoreA Fabulous Witness
Benji de la Piedra reflects on Tei Okamoto's workshop, which discussed two projects that explore the intersection of oral history and public health. This talk took place on Thursday, October 2, 2014.
Read MoreNicki Berger: OHMA Alum Who Reminds Us to Listen to Our Passion's Voice When Pondering Thesis Projects
Nicole JeanBaptiste reflects on Nicki Pombier Berger's workshop, which discussed the work she did for her OHMA thesis, a multimedia collection of stories from self-advocates with Down syndrome. This talk took place on Thursday, November 13, 2014.
Read MoreRepresentation Matters
Liz Hibbard reflects on Tei Okamoto's workshop, which discussed two projects that explore the intersection of oral history and public health. This talk took place on Thursday, October 2, 2014.
Read MoreStories for Justice
Leyla Vural reflects on Sayantani DasGupta's workshop on narrative humility and medical listening in oral history. This talk took place on Thursday, October 16, 2014.
Read MoreBreaking the Silence, Giving Voice
It’s a sunny day in Hebron. We walk down Shuhada Street, the once-bustling main drag running through the Casbah. The street is deserted, the shops welded shut. Amid the broken windows, olive trees, and piles of debris, soldiers stand in pillboxes on the corners and run group patrols through the streets. Arab children wave down to us from their windows, unable to walk on the restricted streets below.
Read More[Workshop reflection] Breaking the Silence: From the Outside Looking In
It is rare to witness dissenting voices from within an active military. The public in the United States is encouraged to honor our soldiers but seldom to question them. It is equally as rare to hear American soldiers publicly questioning their military superiors regarding an ongoing operation. In the October 7th Oral History Workshop at Butler Library Avner Gvaryahu, a member of Breaking the Silence (BTS), presented a book of collected oral histories from soldiers doing just that; questioning the ongoing military strategy of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) as it continues to occupy the contested zones that tie Israel and Palestine together.
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