A Workshop on Oral History

[Alexandra Cuncev]

A Workshop on Oral History at UK: How-To from the Master: Doing Oral
History from a Cross-Cultural Perspective
Date: October 12, 2009
Time: 1:00pm – 4:30pm
Location: Niles Gallery, Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library
Workshop cosponsored by the Appalachian Center and the Louie B. Nunn
Center for Oral History.

Alessandro Portelli will present this workshop, which will include a
presentation on his Harlan County research, tips on oral history
interviewing techniques, and a discussion of navigating cultural
differences in oral history practice. Portelli has been described as
one of the most influential and exciting oral historians in the
world. He has served as historical advisor to the mayor of Rome, and
he is currently co-manager of Rome’s House of History and Memory and
Professor of American literature at the University of Rome-La
Sapienza. He is the director of the Appalachian Center’s “Rome
Exchange” at La Sapienza and has over 20 years experience collecting
oral histories in Appalachia.

Please pre-register for this workshop at
http://www.appalachiancenter.org
Free to UK Faculty, Staff, and Students. Non-UK attendees, cost is $30.

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