<p>Seminar, three and one half hours. Oral history is structured practice of recording and preserving first-hand information, and making it available to others. Study covers principles and practice of oral history, with strong focus on ethics of recording life stories for long-term preservation and public access. Overview of how oral histories have been collected and disseminated. Focus on best practices for digital audio and video oral history recordings, in both in-person and remote scenarios. Students conduct and process one oral history interview. Students have opportunity to engage with open-source digital oral history collections to review challenges and opportunities of dissemination strategies such as exhibits, publications, and social media campaigns. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Information Studies

School of Education and Information Studies

INF STD 285 - Oral History Principles and Practice

Oral History Principles and Practice

You will be able to plan and implement an oral history project

You will be able to conduct and process one complete oral history interview and understand
the uses of oral history as a primary source.

You will be able to address ethical and legal issues related to recording, preserving, and providing access to a narrator’s life story.

General Catalog

Oral History Principles and Practice

INF STD 285

4 units