Recap of the 2014 OHA Annual Meeting

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By Andrew Shaffer

Last weekend we were thrilled to see so many of you at the 2014 Oral History Association (OHA) Annual Meeting, “Oral History in Motion: Movements, Transformations, and the Power of Story.” The panels and roundtables were full of lively discussions, and the social gatherings provided a great chance to meet fellow oral historians. You can read a recap from Margo Shea, or browse through the Storify below, prepared by Jaycie Vos, to get a sense of the excitement at the meeting. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some more in depth blog posts from the meeting, so make sure to check back often.

We look forward to seeing you all next year at the Annual Meeting in Florida. And special thanks to Margo Shea for sending in her reflections on the meeting and to Jaycie Vos (@jaycie_v) for putting together the Storify.

Headline image credit: Madison, Wisconsin cityscape at night, looking across Lake Monona from Olin Park. Photo by Richard Hurd. CC BY 2.0 via rahimageworks Flickr.

Andrew Shaffer is a first year PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying gender and sexuality history in a modern U.S. context. Originally from Illinois, he lived in San Francisco for three years before coming to Madison. There he received an MA in International Studies at the University of San Francisco, and worked at a nonprofit that provides legal resources and policy analysis to immigrants and immigration advocates.