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 […]
Since 2016 the OHR editorial team has produced virtual issues to complement the theme of the Oral History Association’s annual meeting, selecting articles from the OHR archive that shed light on the topic of today’s cutting edge oral history scholarship. This year, we explore “The Quest for Democracy: One Hundred Years of Struggle.” From the […]
The editorial team of the Oral History Review is already anticipating our favorite time of year: the Oral History Association’s annual meeting. This year, we are headed to Salt Lake City, October 16-19 for a few days of invigorating discussion of the state of our field. The theme for 2019 is Pathways in the Field: Considerations for those Working In, […]
View Post on OUP Blog By Andrew Shaffer As is becoming tradition, we want to use this, our last blog post of the year, to look back over last 12 months and remember all the fun we’ve had together. We have been drawn in by the “seductive intimacy” of oral history, and inspired by the […]
View Post on OUP Blog By Mark T Garcia Before we give up on 2016, we’re taking one last look back at one of our favorite events from the year – the OHA Annual Meeting. We’ve already talked about why oral historians love the connectionsthey make at the Annual Meeting, and how it serves as […]
View Post on OUP Blog By Margaret Holloway While we still haven’t figured out a way to reproduce all of the excitement of the OHA Annual Meeting on the blog (see our most recent attempt here), we have figured out how to bring you a sampling of some of the exciting projects oral historians are […]
View Post on OUP Blog By Jessica Taylor Some of you open a can of soup and tweet about it, others of us would never know about your tweet since we don’t use Twitter. Others at this year’s Oral History Association annual meeting put their phones away for a second to do what they do […]
View Post on OUP Blog By Andrew Shaffer Ask anyone who has been to an Oral History Association annual meeting and they’ll tell you that one of the best parts of the conference is the people. The conference offers the chance to meet and learn from oral history veterans, as well as those just getting […]
View Post on OUP Blog By Andrew Shaffer and Troy Reeves Since we’re still recovering from eating way too much yesterday, Managing Editor Troy Reeves and I would like to sit back and just share a few of the things we’re thankful for. Troy Reeves: Wow! So many things I’m thankful for, such as family, […]
