ORAL HISTORY

The object of this class is the development of interview skills, an understanding of how oral history complements written history, and some rudimentary knowledge of how a documentary video develops.

We will begin with two days in the assigned classroom:  Gamble 205.  Read the assigned text during those two days.   During those class meeting we will begin to build a schedule for interviews, clas reviewing time, video copying time and video indexing time.  Everyone may not meet together every day, depending upon the interview schedule.  We will plan the schedule one week at a time.

READINGS

 

Michael Frisch, A Shared Authority

other reading may be distributed as the class progresses.

All students are expected to meet for the required number of contact hours.  You will need to keep a log       of your hours and the tasks you complete.

REQUIREMENTS

UNDERGRADUATES:

Undergraduate students will complete a 15 page paper telling how their classroom experiences did or did not agree with the philosphy of the text.  This may take the form of a criticism of the text, or it may be a description of one's personal quest to master the art of interviewing.  Other readings may be assigned in order to help the student gain additional insight on the practical application of the literature in oral history.

 

GRADUATES:

Graduate students will complete a 25-30 page paper on how the interview process adds to the body of information on the New Deal and the CCC in particular.  Students from Dr. Hopkins' class may build upon the paper completed for that class.

Papers are due August 7.  No delays are possible.

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