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An Introduction to Oral History: Key Principles Everyone Should Know - Apr 2021

Seminar Presenter: Scott McKinnon

Seminar Presenter: Scott McKinnon

BOOKINGS HAVE CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT.

In this introductory seminar, Oral History NSW Vice President Scott McKinnon will explore some of the key ideas behind oral history as a research methodology and will outline important steps in planning oral history projects, including tips on preparing for, undertaking and preserving interviews.

Time

10am-12pm, Saturday 24 April 2021

Location

Zoom (Registered participants will be emailed a zoom link in the week before the event)

Cost

$20 for Oral History NSW members,
$30 for non-members

About the Presenter

Presenter: Scott McKinnon is a historian at the University of Wollongong and vice president of both Oral History NSW and Sydney’s Pride History Group. Scott is author of Gay Men at the Movies: Cinema, Memory and the History of a Gay Male Community (Intellect 2016) and co-editor of the forthcoming Disasters in Australia and New Zealand: Historical Approaches to Understanding Catastrophe (Palgrave MacMillan 2020).