The Oral History Society, United Kingdom, will hold its annual conference for 2022 on 8-9 July. The theme is ‘Home‘.

Home as both an idea and a physical place has deep meanings for all of us. It connects us to family, generation and communities, both past and present; it is conveyed and expressed through memory, objects, images and the emotions. Home can confer and establish identity and belonging but it can also signify status or position. It can be a place of safety but also of danger, a refuge but also a site of confinement. Our experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has put home in the forefront of shared understandings and discussions of home.

To access the Call for Papers (submission deadline 31 January 2022) and further information about the conference go to: www.ohs.org.uk.

An introduction to conducting an ethical and successful oral history

We are pleased to invite you to attend an introductory oral history interviewing skills workshop, conducted by one of the OHWA’s very experienced life members, Jan McCahon Marshall.
Come along so Jan can introduce you to aspects of an interview such as: gaining written consent from an interviewee; confidentiality; questioning techniques; the completed interview, and more.
This is the first in what we hope will be a series of small group workshops to be conducted throughout the coming year.

Covid interrupted our earlier attempts to host this workshop, but we anticipate that we’ll have more success with planned small group workshops in the coming months. Masks are not mandatory, but you may prefer to wear one.

Date: Saturday 16 July 2022
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Venue: Tuart College Campus, corner Banksia and Hodgson Streets, Tuart Hill in the WA Multicultural Association Centre
RSVP: 7 February to Lynn at contact@oralhistorywa.org.au (Preferred option) If unable to email then phone Lynn O’Hara T. 0408 959 006
Cost: $70
Pre-payment to
Account name: Oral History WA Inc
BSB: 066 155
Account number: 10484448
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Enter building from Hodgson Street

Important notes:
1. Bring your mobile phones or handheld recorders for recording practice
2. Morning & afternoon tea/coffee provided but bring your own lunch
3. Participants limited to 10 people
4. Save your practice recording for the transcribing workshop to be held late July.

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An introduction to transcribing a recorded interview

We are pleased to invite you to attend an introductory transcribing workshop, conducted by one of the OHWA’s very experienced life member, Jan McCahon Marshall. Come along so Jan can introduce you to the protocols of transcribing an oral history recorded interview.

Covid interrupted our earlier attempts to host this workshop, but we anticipate that we’ll have more success with planned small group workshops in the coming months. Masks are not mandatory, but you may prefer to wear one.

Date: Saturday 30 July 2022
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Venue: Tuart College Campus, corner Banksia and Hodgson Streets, Tuart Hill in the WA Multicultural Association Centre
RSVP: 27 July to Lynn at contact@oralhistorywa.org.au (Preferred option) If unable to email then phone Lynn O’Hara T. 0408 959 006
Cost: $40
Pre-payment to
Account name: Oral History WA Inc
BSB: 066 155
Account number: 10484448
IDENTIFY your e-payment: WshopJul30 Last name First name initial

Enter building from Hodgson Street

Important notes:
1. Bring your mobile phones or handheld recorders with saved interview recording
2. Morning & afternoon tea/coffee provided but a short break will allow time to eat a quick BYO lunch
3. Participants limited to 10 people
4. Participants need pens and paper to supplement handout material

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The annual meeting of the Oral History Association will be held from 19-22 October 2022 in Los Angeles, United States.

We live in uncertain times. A global pandemic, the escalation of racial violence, attacks on democratic institutions, and a worsening climate crisis put strain on individuals and communities alike, often challenging the ways we understand our present and envision a future.

While the turmoil around us feels out of the ordinary, it is not without precedent. A nation founded on liberty and democracy but simultaneously on settler colonialism and slavery lives in contradiction, the avoidable but very common result of which has been violence, calamity, and instability for generations. Indeed, the present moment rests on these historic imbalances, whether in the ascendancy of authoritarianism and racial nationalism; the movements for Black lives, immigrants’ rights, and climate justice; or the myriad ways chronic inequities have exacerbated the impact of the deadly pandemic. Our present is exceptional, but it also unites us with generations of humanity who have faced their own struggles to endure.

As a worldwide lockdown interrupted the normality of societal life, it served as a palpable reminder of human capabilities and needs. Obliged to shift our family and work lives, we found ways to adapt and maintain. In need of comfort and community, we engaged new modes of communication and connectivity to provide solace and care. Though far too many fell victim to the virus—whether in body or spirit—many more invented ways to nurture and lift up. These collective trials harnessed our creativity and resilience. Naturally, they also compelled us to search for meaning, to reexamine, and, ultimately, to remember.

Call for proposals – deadline 4 March 2022

The Program Committee welcomes an array of interpretations of the conference theme. In the spirit of transformation and adaptation, this year’s session formats are informed by last year’s program committee, who promoted new ways of disseminating the stories we collect and share.

Find out more: www.oralhistory.org/2022-call-for-proposals.

Hosted by the National Archives of Singapore (NAS), the 2022 Virtual International Symposium of the Southeast Asia Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (SARBICA) will take place from 15 to 17 November 2022 including a pre-symposium Workshop on 15 November.

The symposium theme is  ‘Preservation & Sustainability: Two Sides Of The Same Coin?’. Preservation is a cornerstone of memory institutions like the archives, while sustainability and sustainable development are the all-important challenges of our times. Partnering both issues in the theme is appropriate and timely. The theme also suggests that there may be differing opinions and perspectives on this link. The Symposium shall provide a venue to raise awareness, gain new perspectives, promote discussions and engage with questions on the intersection between the work of memory institutions, the environment and sustainability.

Expand your networks, and bond with fellow professionals at the events. For more information regarding the registration fees and other details, please visit https://sarbicasymposium2022.nas.gov.sg/.