What is Oral History?
“Making Sense of Oral History” by Linda Shopes
Working by Robert Caro Pg ix-18
"Oral History Primer"- Read to completion
Unheard Voices of the Pandemic, edited by Dao X. Tran. Pg1-34
Say it Forward: A Guide to Social Justice Storytelling edited by Cliff Mayotte and Claire Kiefer Pg 1-16
Brainstorm potential project ideas
Identify potential narrators
Brainstorm interview Questions
Weekly Hypothesis Assignment: Write 4 comments on each of the readings and write 2 replies to your peer's comments.
Weekly Listening Assignment: Write a 5-6 sentence overview of 1 of the Listening's for the week in the Disucssion section. Think about how they use oral history/audio, what works, what questions do you have, and what aspects could you use in your own project. Reply to 1 of your peer's posts.