OHA 2020 Local Workshops

The Oral History Association (OHA), a national professional organization that supports best practices in oral history, is offering two virtual oral history workshops for those living or working in Maryland. The OHA’s 2020 Annual Meeting had been slated for Baltimore, and although due to the impacts of COVID-19 the meeting will now be virtual, the association is committed to supporting oral history in the region and is excited to offer the following interactive workshops online:

Introduction to Oral History

Conducted virtually via Zoom
Saturday October 3, 9am-1:30pm ET
Sunday, October 4, 3:30-6:45pm ET
Cost: $15
Led by Anna F. Kaplan, PhD, and Maggie Lemere

Overview:

The Introduction to Oral History Workshop, taking place online October 3 and 4, will introduce attendees to oral history approaches. Mirroring the oral history process, five workshop sessions will offer best practices and practical advice from project design to interviewing to making interviews accessible and putting them to use. Central to these workshops is engaging in oral history as a collaborative practice with communities and individuals seeking to document, preserve, and share their experiences. This workshop is directed at those in the region interested in developing an oral history project of their family, community, church, organization, or other purpose, as well as librarians, archivists, and others who work with oral histories or want to learn more about the oral history process. Registrants sign up for the entire workshop, and are welcome to attend all of the sessions or a selection of them as they’d like.

Introduction to Oral History – Saturday October 3, 9am-1:30pm ET; Sunday, October 4, 3:30-6:45pm ET

Oral History in the Classroom

Conducted virtually via Zoom
Saturday October 17, 10am-1pm
Cost: $15
Led by David Armenti and James Karmel, PhD, with panelists including Debbie Ardemendo, JP Bennett, and David M. Jahnke

Overview

The Oral History in the Classroom workshop, taking place online October 17, is intended for educators who are interested in using oral history with their students. Educators at all levels will find the workshop useful, though particular attention will be paid to secondary education. The workshop has two parts: 1) an overview of the oral history process, and 2) a panel discussion featuring educators with extensive experience using oral history with middle and high school students.

Oral History in the Classroom – Saturday, October 17, 10am-1pm ET

Hey Political Science Students,

If you plan on graduating within the upcoming academic year, I want to make you aware of the Scoville Fellowship and application process. Please also be sure to check out the website and flyer attached to this post. 

Scoville Fellows are supervised by senior-level staff members at their host institutions and may work on a range of issues including nuclear and conventional arms control and nonproliferation, conflict prevention and peacebuilding, diplomacy, environmental security, and emerging technology threats. They contribute to their host organizations' goals through research, public education, advocacy, and by writing articles, blog posts, fact sheets, letters to the editor, op-eds, and/or reports. In addition, fellows often help organize talks and conferences and attend coalition meetings, policy briefings, and congressional hearings. Benefits of this fellowship include salary, basic health insurance compensation, mentoring, moving costs to DC, meetings with policy experts, a modest stipend for professional development purposes, and an entrée into an increasingly influential network of alumni working for domestic and international NGOs, the federal government, academia, and media.