May 28th, 2011,

Organization of a training seminar on Oral History.

Instructors:

• Robert Perks, Lead Curator of Oral History & Director of National Life Stories, British Library, London
•  Toby Butler, Senior Lecturer, School of Arts and Digital Studies – University of East London; Co-director of the Raphael Samuel History Centre
•  Riki Van Boeschoten, Associate Professor of Social Anthropology and Oral History, University of Thessaly

Program:

The origins and purpose of oral history: understanding memory (Rob Perks)

New media and experimental representations of the past (Toby Butler)

Recording equipment: audio versus video(Rob Perks & Riki Van Boeschoten)

Interviewing techniques: consent, preparation, question approaches, interview tips (Rob Perks)

Archiving digital media: documentation, storage and ethical issues (Rob Perks and Riki Van Boeschoten

Organized by: Laboratory of Social Anthropology, Department of History, Archeology and Social Anthropology, University of Thessaly, Lab of Environmental Communication and Audiovisual Documentation (LECAD), Department of Architecture, University of Thessaly, Direction of Archives, Museums and Libraries, Region of Thessaly