“Heartwarming course alert! Each student in NYU Steinhardt’s “Wellness and the Human Connection” class is paired up with a local older adult, forming close relationships through weekly interviews over the course of the semester and ultimately writing an oral history of the person’s life.” See more here.
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Journal – new CFP deadline
The deadline for peer-reviewed articles for the 2023 issue of our journal Studies in Oral History has been extended to 16 December 2022.
Find out more here.
2022 Podcast Winners
An Australian history podcast, The Last Outlaws, took home the top award for Podcast Of The Year giving listeners a memorable audio experience. The prize was received by Leyroy Parsons, who is a descendant of Jimmy Governor, podcast narrator and co-writer. The podcast focuses on painting the portrait of two Aboriginal men, as well as an exploration of the society that would become Australia – the painful history of stolen ancestral remains.
Osher Günsberg presented the award, saying “the podcast skilfully blends both archival research and oral history into an enthralling narrative, with exquisite sound design, beautifully visual moments, and careful scripting all for a very important story.” See full story here.
BBC 100 Years
From the BBC Oral History Collection here are the key 100 personalities, producers, and innovators that tell the inside story of the BBC here.
Black Summer Bushfires
“The Bundanoon History Group has conducted an oral history project about lessons learned about the black summer bushfires. The group has interviewed 31 people including local residents, RFS members, and wildlife carers to name a few.” See full story including links to interviews here.
Meeting 26 November 2022
We plan to have a meeting on 26 November at the Queensland Spinners, Weavers & Fibre Artists hall at 12 Payne Street, Auchenflower. Beginning at 10.00 am, this will be a special “end of year” meeting which will include a general meeting, followed by a Q&A/Peer Support/informal discussion. We hope many of you will come along to celebrate the end of the year. For those who cannot come in person, we will have Zoom available.
Please let me know (mulligan53@iinet.net.au) before 21 November whether or not you will be attending, either in person or by Zoom. We will have a catered morning tea and lunch.
Suzanne Mulligan
Oral History Queensland
News from Oral History Australia
There’s been a lot going on associated with our recent national conference:
2022 OHA Award winners
2022 OHA Journal available
Call for Papers for 2023 Journal
OHA President’s report
2022 Biennial Conference website
Canada project examines veterans’ live post war
“Michael Petrou, the research project’s lead historian, believes In Their Own Voices will fill a gap in war historiography by highlighting the positive and negative effects on veterans and their families as they moved on with their lives.” Read full article here.
Auschwitz Survivor’s Story
“In today’s story from the Oral Histories Project, at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, We tell the story of Bess Fizel, a St. Lousian who survived Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen.” Read more and listen to the audio here.
Maltese Oral History
“Maltese history enthusiasts will be able to hear interviews and view documents that set in stone the lives, craft, and work of Maltese people throughout history. A new portal, Memorja, developed by the National Archives, collects historical material in oral and audio-visual form and showcases it online.” Read full story here.