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An Introduction to Oral History: Key Principles Everyone Should Know - 12 March 2022

Seminar Presenter: Scott McKinnon

BOOKINGS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE NOW CLOSED

In this introductory seminar, Oral History NSW Vice President Scott McKinnon will explore some of the key ideas behind oral history as a research methodology and will outline important steps in planning oral history projects, including tips on preparing for, undertaking and preserving interviews.

Time

10am-12noon,
Saturday 12th March 2022

Location

Online.
Log in details will be emailed to you on the afternoon of Friday, 11th March.

Cost

$20 for Oral History NSW members,
$30 for non-members
Bookings close at noon on Friday, 11th March.

About the Presenter

Presenter: Scott McKinnon is a historian at the University of Wollongong and vice president of both Oral History NSW and Sydney’s Pride History Group. Scott is author of Gay Men at the Movies: Cinema, Memory and the History of a Gay Male Community (Intellect 2016) and co-editor of the forthcoming Disasters in Australia and New Zealand: Historical Approaches to Understanding Catastrophe (Palgrave MacMillan 2020).