We ask authors of projects reviewed in Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read their projects. In our latest installment of the series, Amy C. Evans discusses her project Houston’s Underbelly. Lauren Jacobsen-Bridges’ review of Houston’s Underbelly is available online and in OHR issue 48.2. What’s it about and why does it matter? […]
In the first of two installments, Benjamin Dangl writes about the Taller de Historia Oral Andina and how a small group of Indigenous Bolivian activists have been using oral history to decolonize their collective past since 1983. By Benjamin Dangl At the top of a winding street in La Paz, Bolivia, heading up from the […]
From the editors It’s not too late to register for the Oral History Association’s annual meeting, October 9-14, and the good thing is, you don’t even need to book a flight. Although we dearly miss seeing our friends and colleagues in person, and the opportunity to make new friends in the elevator, hotel bar, or […]
OHR‘s Special Issue on Ethics is finally here. We will hear from several of our contributing authors over the next months, as they reflect on aspects of their oral history practice as it relate to ethics. This week, Mary Rizzo, author of “Who Speaks for Baltimore: The Invisibility of Whiteness and the Ethics of Oral […]
On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Rebecca Brenner Graham reminds us how oral history can validate and preserve individual traumas from such a harrowing time. By Rebecca Brenner Graham The September 11, 2001 attacks occurred twenty years ago. Five years ago, I conducted a series of oral history […]
Our new issue 48.2 focused on ethics in oral history features Liz Strong’s article, “Shifting Focus: Interviewers Share Advice on Protecting Themselves from Harm,” about distinct challenges faced by oral historians in their work. She outlines key structures of support to address such challenges, concluding with ways to apply those structures during project design, while […]
The editorial team is delighted to announce that our special issue on ethics has launched online and will arrive in your mailboxes in a few weeks. We are exceptionally proud of the contributions from our authors, who crafted compelling essays drawn from their personal experiences as oral historians working in our sensitive field involving living, […]
We ask authors of books reviewed in Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read their books. In our latest installment of the series, Peipei Qiu discusses her book Chinese Comfort Women: Testimonies from Imperial Japan’s Sex Slaves. Allison K. Tracy-Taylor’s review of Chinese Comfort Women is available online and in OHR […]
We ask authors of books reviewed in Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read their books. In our latest installment of the series, Phil Lesak discusses his book Friendship Without Borders. Kimberly A. Redding’s review of Friendship Without Borders is available online and will appear in the forthcoming issue 48.2. […]
We’ve asked authors of books that are going to be reviewed in the upcoming edition of the Oral History Review to answer 5 questions about why we should read them. In our latest installment of the series, Anne Balay discusses her book Semi Queer: Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers Michael […]
