Yale Qualitative Social Sciences Initiative: “Conducting Oral History”

Event time: 
Friday, March 29, 2024 - 3:30pm
Location: 
Department of Anthropology Building, Room 105 See map
10 Sachem Street
New Haven, CT 06520
Event description: 

Yale Qualitative Social Sciences Initiative presents

Todd Holmes, Oral History Center, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley: 

“Conducting Oral History.”

What to do Before, During, and After an Oral History Interview

This workshop features Todd Holmes (Yale PhD, History, 2013), an experienced oral historian, who will offer participants a mix of technical and pragmatic advice about how to plan for, conduct, and manage the results of formal recorded interviews. Topics to be touched on will include:

  • Choosing and using the right equipment
  • Planning for and setting up interviews
  • Interacting with interviewees, before, during and after interviews
  • Managing, archiving, and working with interview recordings
  • using your interviews in multimedia formats (exhibits, podcasts, documentaries, etc.)
Admission: 
Free
Open to: 
Yale Community Only