The Oral History Association condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its indiscriminate bombing and killing of Ukrainian civilians. We are appalled by the destruction of hospitals, universities, museums, and historic sites. The invasion has been justified in ways that erase and render invisible the history of Ukrainian people and their subjective experiences of Russian […]
By Kristine McCusker February 2022 Newsletter The OHA Executive Office is happy to report that we are well along our National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship grant. We received almost 180 applications for year long and short-term fellowships, and our committee of panelists, led by Kelly Navies, is hard at work evaluating the outstanding submissions. […]
By Amy Starecheski February 2022 Newsletter Dear OHA Members: I hope you and yours made it through the omicron surge and are perhaps enjoying some opening up of life as we begin to look towards spring. In New York City we are beginning to have some warmer days in the mix, and the citywide mood […]
OHA Nominations Committee 2022 OHA Elections Call for Nominations Deadline: March 7 Dear OHA members, We are inviting you to help us move the organization forward towards its strategic goals and focus on social justice, by submitting statements of interest or recommendations (for self or another) for three (3) OHA leadership positions commencing October, 2022: […]
The submission portal for the 2022 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles is now open! See the Call for Proposals and the Submission Guidelines for more information. The deadline has been extended to March 4.
By Louis Kyriakoudes November 2021 The Executive Office is proud to announce that we have been successful in securing two National Endowment for the Humanities grants for the Oral History Association. The first is from the NEH’s American Rescue Plan: Humanities Organizations Support to Maintain Threatened Staff Positions and Publish Oral History Content to the Web […]