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Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region (OHMAR) |
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WINTER WORKSHOP |
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***Workshop Postponed -- New Date TBD***
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Rutgers University
Department of History
16 Seminary Place
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 |
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| 12:30 PM |
Registration |
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| 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Session #1: Oral History 101
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Presenter: Susan Kraft |
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This introductory workshop will explore the nature of oral history as a research tool and the types of issues it can most effectively illuminate. We will look at how oral history interviews differ from other types of interviews and what you need to know to make your project a success. After an overview of project components, we will focus on developing a project design, as well as interviewing methodology and techniques. |
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Since 1993, Susan Kraft has served as the Coordinator of the Dance Oral History Project and Archive of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy & Lewis B. Cullman Center . Under her guidance, the Dance Oral History Project and Archive has developed into the most significant dance oral history collection in the world. Ms. Kraft is also known for her work as a dance columnist and as a freelance writer and researcher. She holds a Master's Degree from New York University and a Bachelor's Degree from Oberlin College. |
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| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Break |
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| 4:00PM - 6:30 PM |
Session #2: Applying Oral History in the Classroom |
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Presenters: Dr. William Fernekes and Nicholas Molnar |
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Dr. William Fernekes and Nicholas Molnar will present a brief overview of how oral history has been used in the classroom at the secondary school and college levels, focusing on actual strategies they use for engaging students to interpret and analyze oral histories. Dr. Fernekes, drawing upon his experience in building a successful oral history program at the secondary school level, will discuss the approaches and challenges in designing a sustainable program that engages the local community. |
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Bill Fernekes served as supervisor of social studies at Hunterdon Central Regional HS from August 1987-Dec. 2010, when he retired after 36.5 years as a social studies and Spanish teacher in New Jersey. He has published extensively on issues-based education, human rights, Holocaust and genocide education and other topics. With Harlene Rosenberg, former supervisor of the Instructional Materials Center at Hunterdon Central, Bill developed a school-based archival program that incorporated oral histories of former Hunterdon Central students, staff and faculty as a key element in studying the history of the school and the local community. |
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Nicholas Molnar is Assistant Director of the Rutgers Oral History Archives, and a doctoral candidate in history at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. His teaching interests include the histories of both the United States and Vietnam, as well as social and cultural impact of World War II military technology. His dissertation involves the social construction of race and ethnicity in the Philippines and the United States in the twentieth century. |
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