HIS 240 - Introduction to Oral History and Methods

The course will focus on the art and practice of oral history interviewing and methodology. Students will experience a balance of reading, discussion, and fieldwork, in which students shall create and implement an oral history project, in which a collection of digitally recorded interviews and their companion transcripts will be completed. In addition, the course will explore the theory, ethics and practice of oral history as an activist research methodology.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3