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An Introduction to Oral History: Key Principles Everyone Should Know - 22 March 2025

Seminar Presenter: Scott McKinnon

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.

details:

Saturday 22nd March 10am-12noon.
Online via Zoom.
Link and login details will be emailed the day before.

Cost

$20 - Oral History NSW & Oral History Australia members
$30 - Non-members
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About the Presenter

Dr Scott McKinnon is a historian and curator at The National Library of Australia and vice president of Oral History NSW. 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 Disasters in Australia and New Zealand: Historical Approaches to Understanding Catastrophe (Palgrave MacMillan 2020).

Enquiries

events@oralhistorynsw.org.au