$300 for both days or $220 for Community Service Card holders
Book a spot on our two-day workshop that gives an introduction to oral history methodology. Led by Lynette Shum, Oral History Advisor at the Alexander Turnbull Library and Helen Frizzell, a Dunedin-based freelance oral historian. The workshop is ideal for people considering using oral history in their work, community or personal projects.
Practical introduction to oral history
An introduction to oral history methodology. Includes:
how to plan an oral history project
choose the best equipment
achieve clear audio recordings
select informants
follow ethical procedures
develop questioning techniques
process oral history, and
make the material available for use.
Equipment is provided. All participants will also receive a comprehensive summary resource and a certificate of attendance.
Two-day course
Attendance on both days is required and places are limited. There is a gap between the two workshops, during which participants are asked to do a homework exercise.
Our training is based on the principles in the National Oral History Association of New Zealand’s Code of Ethical and Technical Practice, and international archival standards.
About the speakers
Lynette Shum has been the Oral History Advisor with the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand since 2011.
Helen Frizzell is a Dunedin-based freelance oral historian with an extensive experience in community oral history projects.
Queen Elizabeth II watches a baby being weighed at the Truby King-Harris (Karitane) Hospital, Dunedin. Ref: 1/2-042942-F. Alexander Turnbull Library.
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