ENGL 183 - Building a Queer Oral History

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

(Same as WMST 183) This intensive provides students with practical training and experience in conducting oral history interviews. The goal is for each student, by the end of the semester, to contribute an oral history (including transcription) to the Vassar College LGBTQ Oral History Archive. In addition to practical training, students read about oral history methodology and theory; this includes engaging various ethical questions relevant to our work. Students also familiarize themselves with the LGBTQ Oral History Archive collection. Additionally, students collaborate in expanding the LGBTQ Oral History Archive to include a queer mapping component that geo-locates queer spaces and memories at Vassar and within Poughkeepsie. Our goal is to complement the oral histories in the collection with a map that documents the spaces that hold queer memories for our narrators. This course entails conducting, transcribing, and archiving oral histories. Students will apply for IRB approval. Hiram Perez.

Course Format: INT