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SUMMARY:Oral History for Beginners
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DESCRIPTION:Producing a good oral history involves more than just pressing
  record and asking a few questions. This class will cover the entire proce
 ss of conducting an oral history project\, from selecting the right topic 
 to preserving your work for posterity..\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/
 event/9210976
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In this workshop\, the instructor will sha
 re best practices (and occasional failed approaches) from more than three 
 decades of experience as an oral historian. Producing a good oral history 
 involves more than just pressing record and asking a few questions. Sam wi
 ll cover the entire process of conducting an oral history project\, from s
 electing the right topic to preserving your work for posterity. At the end
  of the workshop participants will learn how to build enthusiasm for the p
 roject\, how to make their potential respondents comfortable\, how to deve
 lop open-ended questions that yield detailed\, thoughtful answers\, and ti
 ps for preserving and promoting the finished project. Far more than just a
 n academic practice\, oral histories are useful in producing family histor
 ies\, community history projects\, and for preserving institutional memory
  and wisdom of community organizations and businesses.</p>\n<p>SAMUEL LOVE
  is a social practice artist from Gary\, Indiana who organizes public proj
 ects that connect communities to their cultural histories through publishi
 ng\, multi-media installations\, and performance. He is a 2019-2020 fellow
  with the Center for Community Progress Community Revitalization Fellowshi
 p and the<br />Indiana Arts Commission On Ramp Fellowship and is the edito
 r of the forthcoming Gary Anthology for Belt Publishing.</p>\n<p>Made poss
 ible by Friends of the Library through gifts to&nbsp\;<a href="https://www
 .indyplfoundation.org/">The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation</a>.&nb
 sp\;</p>\n<p>Be sure to check out the other Meet an Author\, Be an Author 
 workshops\, the Local Authors Book Fair\, and networking events throughout
  the day!</p>\n<p>And to get prepped\, here are some book lists about writ
 ing!</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href="https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1
 332302639_indypl_timothyv/2314420369_when_writers_talk_about_writing">When
  Writers Talk About Writing</a></li>\n<li><a href="https://indypl.biblioco
 mmons.com/list/share/2038076819_indypl_jonm/2122051859_writing_and_creativ
 ity">Writing and Creativity</a></li>\n<li><a href="https://indypl.biblioco
 mmons.com/list/share/1523975279_indypl_barbaraol/2195617789_creative_writi
 ng_inspiration">Creative Writing Inspiration</a></li>\n<li><a href="https:
 //indypl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1318953497_indypl_jamesm/1872487019_
 best_books_for_the_aspiring_novelist">Best Books for the Aspiring Novelist
 </a></li>\n</ul>\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/9210976
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