June 4, 2-3PM CST Interested in connecting more deeply within the oral history field? Join us for an upcoming conversation on Oral History Association caucuses and learn how caucuses can help you build community, strengthen networks, and deepen your work in oral history. This session will explore the many ways oral historians engage through caucuses […]
In her spring 2026 OHR article, “Crisis Oral History and the Asylum Timescape: Temporalities, Solidarities, and Affect in Interviews with Ukrainians with Temporary Protection in Italy,” Eleanor Paynter, who is assistant professor of Italian, Migration, and Global Media Studies in the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages at the University of Oregon, brings to light her […]
Dates: July 27, 2026 – July 31, 2026 Levels: Beginner, IntermediateWorkshop Fee: $1695Workshop Duration: 1-week (Monday-Friday)Workshop Location: On-campusClass Size: 12 History, as most of us are taught in school, has long been written by, and for, the powerful, and historical archives are often considered fixed bases for “fact.” Oral history turns these notions on their heads. In this course, we’ll embark on […]
What is your project about and why does it matter? I am the project lead and creative director of The Derek Piotr Fieldwork Archive. I established the Fieldwork Archive as a web-based repository in August 2022 to preserve diverse representations of folklife via sound recordings I and other fieldworkers have made: ballads, hymns, tales, poems, […]
Volunteer to Chair a Session at the next OHA Annual Meeting! The OHA Annual Meeting benefits from having volunteers serve as chairs for sessions that align with their expertise! To learn more, please click here and fill out the volunteer form! This form will remain open until June 3, 2026. If selected, you will be notified […]
The Oral History Association provides funding each year for domestic and international presenters, and for non-presenters traveling to the annual meeting. NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR ALL ANNUAL MEETING SCHOLARSHIPS IS JUNE 22, 2026 Please click here to learn more about each scholarship opportunity and to apply!