Week 4 - Oral History Interviewing Workshop Series
Tue, Apr 29
|Hammond Public Library
This is a six-week program in which author Samuel Love will teach how to interview, capture and archive oral histories of people of interest. Imagine interviewing and documenting a World War II veteran's experiences. This series will teach you how to do this from A to Z.
Time & Location
Apr 29, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond, IN
About the event
Class Plans: We will discuss best practices and ethical considerations for conducting a successful oral history interview with a special focus on various listening skills: active, critical, empathetic. We will end by discussing the immediate post-interview steps of saving the recording, preparing for transcription, and following-up with the respondent about next steps.
Skill Building Goal: Sharpening our listening skills and situational awareness, applying these in a live interviewing session.
Social Engagement Goal: Same as above, and I always joke that here is where we learn to ask a question and then shut up.