Voices from the Past: Oral History

Undergraduate

Oral history as a source for historical research. Focus on methods and best practices including: ethics; community engagement and shared authority; memory, life-story and digital story-telling; interviewing; recording, archiving and digitization; copyright. Creation of an oral history collection for Brock’s Special Collections. Course Format: Seminar, 3 hours per week. Restrictions: Open to HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration Guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours) or permission of the instructor and the Chair. Cross-Listing(s): CANA 4F00 Course Notes: This course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.