history of study

Oral History Interview 

Instructions: Study the module resources to complete this assignment. 

1. Identify a person to perform an interview about a historical event.

2. Select with your interviewee a topic. It can be related to politics, sports, natural phenomena, music, or any significant event the interviewee has witnessed.

3. Ask at least  eight questions following the steps explained in the module's presentation. Make sure to obtain the much information as possible. Include these aspects and add others that you find interesting:

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· Biographical information of your interviewee

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· A narration of the event

· How the event affected your interviewee personally?

· How does the event impact the country or the world?

· What were the consequences of the event?

· Conclusion

  4. Record your interview and transcript the textual questions and answers. Include a photograph of your interview as evidence. 

Read the instructions carefully before conducting your interview. Your assignment should include the interview transcript with all the questions and answers. You must have a picture of the moment when you did your interview. It should include at least two academic sources, formatted and cited in APA.

 

Be sure to review the  academic expectations  for your submission.

Submission Instructions:

· Submit your assignment by 11:59 PM Eastern on Sunday.

· Review the rubric to determine how your assignment will be graded.

· Your assignment will be run through TurnItIn to check for plagiarism. 

 

Readings

Smithsonian Institute Archives.  How to do oral history.  https://siarchives.si.edu/history/how-do-oral-historyLinks to an external site.

Truesdell, B. (n.d.).  Oral history techniques: How to organize and conduct oral history interviews. Center for Documentary Research and practice.  https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/oral_history_techniques_2019.pdfLinks to an external site.

UC Santa Cruz University Library.  Oral history research and resources.  https://guides.library.ucsc.edu/oralhist#:~:text=Oral%20history%20is%20a%20method,adding%20to%20the%20historical%20recordLinks to an external site.

 

Multimedia  

Oral History at Home — Five Easy Steps

Smithsonian Institution Archives. (2020, May 8).  Oral history at home — five easy steps. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxrkkhLExxw

What is Oral History?

OkStateLibrary. (2019, July 12). What is Oral History? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HPVEvukXkw

Native American Oral Storytelling & History | Seth Fairchild | TEDxSMU

TEDx Talks. (2015, November 3).  Native american oral storytelling & history | Seth Fairchild | TEDxSMU. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JcKbN_GjCE

Supplemental Resources

Davidson, D. (n.d.).  Oral history methodology, the art of interviewing. University of California, Santa Barbara.  https://marcuse.faculty.history.ucsb.edu/projects/oralhistory/199xDRussellUCSBOralHistoryWorkshop.pdfLinks to an external site.

Oral History Association.  https://oralhistory.org/Links to an external site.