As part of our ongoing grant-funded project Bridging the Gap, the Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony is holding a 4-day advanced seminar on queer history and oral history at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. Registration is limited to 20; the deadline to register is March 31st, 2018. Please encourage your students to join us, and share with your networks.
How can we navigate the LGBTQ2 past in the context of collective memory? What does ‘historical explanation’ mean when dealing with lesbian, Two-Spirit, and queer women’s oral testimonies? Explore these question with historians Laura Doan and Elise Chenier during a four-day seminar at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May 13-16, 2018. Seminar participants will have the option of attending a 4-hour workshop to learn how to conduct oral history interviews.
The seminar is free, however participants are asked to pay a $250 registration fee, refundable upon completion of the seminar, to secure their place. The deadline to register is March 31st, 2018.
Register here: https://www.regonline.ca/alotadvancedgraduateseminar Questions? Send them to echenier@sfu.ca
Laura Doan is Professor of Cultural History and Sexuality studies at the University of Manchester, England. She is the author of Disturbing Practices: History, Sexuality and Women’s Experience of Modern War (2013) and Fashioning Sapphism: The Origins of a Modern English Lesbian Culture (2001).
Elise Chenier is Professor in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University and Director of the Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony. Her work explores the queer twentieth century, and oral history has served as one of her main methodologies. Her most recent publication is “Love Politics: Same-Sex Marriage in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s” forthcoming in the Journal of the History of Sexuality 27:2.
Online Introduction to Oral History Workshop – Baylor University
by Stephen Sloan
The Baylor University Institute for Oral History invites you to join its online, live audio workshop, “Getting Started with Oral History.” The interactive workshop will provide six hours of instruction on two consecutive Wednesdays in February—February 7 and 14, from 10:00 a.m. CST to 1:00 p.m. CST. You may take part in the workshop from the convenience of your home or office computer via Cisco WebEx. This introductory workshop, designed to help participants plan and begin an oral history project, will be taught by Institute faculty and staff members Adrienne Cain, Michelle Holland, Jessica Roseberry, Steven Sielaff, and Stephen Sloan. Participants will create a project design and conduct an oral history interview as part of the course. The cost is $100, which includes the two sessions, online access to all reading materials, and ongoing consultation for your oral history project. CPE credits are available for Texas K-12 teachers. There is room for only 40 participants, so register soon!
Learn more about the workshop topics, faculty, computer system requirements, and registration at baylor.edu/oralhistory <http://www.baylor.edu/oralhistory>.