Professional organization for all persons interested in oral history as a way of collecting and. Most often, in the early years of the oral history association, there was not any acknowledgment that the interviewer was af fected by the interviewing. Best graduate student travel fund award asri saraswati. Award winners association for asian american studies. Oral history association san jose state university. Award 2020 available to an oral history production in any medium other than a book. A twospirit journey by manee chacaby, oral history off the record by anna sheftel, women, wa. Wikimedia commons has media related to awards associated with history subcategories. The roots of radical oral history in the united states. The oral history association has established an honorific award to recognize an outstanding oral history project. For the past 16 years he has taught workshops on oral history, community ethnography and audio field recording, and presents and consults on ethnographic and oral history archival collections and audiovisual archives. Ambrose, featuring original cast members from the awardwinning hbo miniseries. My research and teaching explores the ways in which life story evidence illuminates the past and its meanings in the present lives of individuals and society.
It is based in the united states but has international membership. Article award talking and not talking about violence. In the 1620s, thomas morton broke from plymouth colony and founded merrymount, which celebrated samesex desire, atheism, and interracial marriage. Oral history association middle tennessee state univ. Since 1896 the association has conferred over a thousand awards.
The oral history association invites proposals for papers and presentations for its 50th anniversary meeting in 2016 to be held october 1216, 2016 at the renaissance hotel in long beach, california. A oneyear soha membership will be included in the scholarship award. This award was established by kevin jones to acknowledge the contributions to mormon history of dr. Congratulations to cindy choung 2009, the first recipient of our annual ohma alumni conference travel award cindy will be chairing a roundtable at the 2016 oral history association annual meeting in long beach, california, titled. Past recipients aha american historical association. The award is open to oral historians working in any field, across community, academic or professional history.
Theodore saloutos book award immigration and ethnic history. American indian graduate student association conference travel award, spring 2015. Results of all awards will be announced at the annual meeting in october and posted on the website after the meeting. Mar 21, 2020 oral history news, description and links. For more details on the awards, visit each award page. Visiting scholars and julian pleasants award samuel proctor oral.
University of nevada, reno professors work receive the 2012 oral history association national book award november 21, 2012 university of nevada, reno professor susan chandler and jill b. Oral history association records, 1958 2015 manuscripts. The academys purpose is to foster and sustain an interest in literature, music, and the fine arts by identifying and encouraging individual artists. Continuing a tradition established in 1993, the oral history association recognizes exemplary oral history work with the following awards which were presented at the 2017 conference. The names, publications, and projects of those who received these awards are a catalogue of the best work produced by the historical profession. Inaugural international oral history association awards oral historians.
Oral history interviewing is a documentary technique that preserves the cultural heritage of people from all economic and social classes by recording individuals. From auto insurance to homeowners or business insurance, we have the solution to suit your needs. The oral history nsw community history award acknowledges the work of individuals. Funds may be used for interviewing, equipment, transcription, editing, publishing, and other oral history related expenses. Welcome to oral history victoria ohv ohv is a state member of oral history australia oha which began in 1978. The oral history interviews behind a popular book and the librarys role in. The oral history section provides a forum for news, for discussion of issues and developments, and for. Beveridge award in american history for a distinguished book on. Travel support for oha conference attendees from hurricaneaffected areas. Judy yung born 1946 san francisco, california is professor emerita in american studies at the university of california, santa cruz. Oxford press, 2014 winner of the 2015 oral history association book award.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Alessandro portelli has crafted an eloquent, multivoiced oral history of the massacre, of its background and its aftermath. The printed word is a fantastic method of capturing history, but when you hear it directly from the source with the humor andor passion in the voice, it is the ultimate in history. This award recognizes an outstanding oral history project whose content is substantially about florida, done during the calendar year jan. In bestowing this award, the association honors highquality books that make an exceptional contribution to the field as a whole or to a specific area of specialization. Maybe there can be such a thing as too much of the oral history especially this year, when the form seemed to reach. Jones, associate professor emeritus, received national recognition for their book, casino women.
Oral history quotes quotes tagged as oral history showing 1 of generous listening is powered by curiosity, a virtue we can invite and nurture in ourselves to render it instinctive. Elizabeth bird and fraser ottanelli, the asaba massacre. This book addresses oral history as a form of education for redress and reconciliation. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading memory. Dunaway has captured the beauty of oral history and has shared his method and reasonings through this book. Beveridge award in american history for a distinguished book on the history of the united states, latin america, or canada, from 1492 to the present the paul birdsall prize for. Association for asian american studies award winners 2017 portland, or lifetime achievement award betty lee sung. The book looks at the arrival and impact of radio, television and the internet on rural appalachia. The roots of radical oral history in the united states daniel r. Winner of a 2012 stonewall book award in nonfiction the first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from pre1492 to the present.
Oral history section 2018 candidate bios society of. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Award recipients will be announced at the annual meeting in october. The australian historical association administers a program of annual and. After retiring, she taught oral history methodology at bryn mawr college. She decided to leave academia after the 201516 school year in order to pursue oral history work fulltime. The american historical association is pleased to announce the establishment of the eugenia m. Oral history section 2017 candidate bios society of. Each award recipient also receives a years membership in the mormon history association.
Bitton had a distinguished career as a professorhistorian, teaching at the university of texas at austin. I enjoyed this book, but i could have done without the bookend chapters that gave the context of a college students oral history project. First book award american association for applied linguistics. The organization also recognizes achievments in the field with awards for oral history publications, non print media productions, teaching, and projects. Southwest oral history association eva tulene watt award, 2014. The paul birdsall prize for a major book on european military and strategic history since 1870 biennial.
Aha awards and prizes aha american historical association. Horalhist is a network for scholars and professionals active in studies related to oral history. A workers oral history, by harvey schwartz silver award winner, nautilus book award in young adult nonfiction the city is more than human. Please see some highlights from this years conference. The george louis beer prize for the best book in european international history since 1895. All books and public history projects must be submitted to their respective award committee members by april 15, 2020. Heikkila has delivered public presentations about her oral history work at the annual meetings of organizations such as the oral. Awards iehs books jaeh kinship mexico nativism oral history race racism. Oral history forum dhistoire orale is the online journal of the canadian oral history association. Starr, who served as the oral history association s first president, had oha incorporated as a nonprofit in new york state. Palgrave studies in oral history series by kate willink. Hoffman is an american labor and oral historian career. An introduction to the twin cities glbt oral history project oral history association annual.
Garcia, the 2019 mink awardee, and all the award recipients. Michigan oral history association preserving michigan voices. Announcement of 2016 ohma alumni conference travel award. Board of trustees distinguished professor emeritus bruce stave december 8, 2017 combined reports uconn communications bruce stave, board of trustees distinguished professor emeritus and a former head of the department of history, passed away on saturday, dec. Jerry bentley world history travel grants to support travel to the aha annual. My books have explored the histories and memories of.
Challenges in interviewing survivors of atrocity as whole people by anna sheftel. The disability history association takes pleasure in inviting entries for the article book chapter award, part of its. The samuel proctor oral history program at the university of florida is. Palgrave macmillan is recognised worldwide as an award winning academic publisher. Beveridge award in american history for a distinguished book on the history of the united states, latin america, or canada, from 1492 to the present. Oral history in the aftermath of crisis winner of the oral history association s 2015 book award and tattooed on my soul. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She has been an oral historian for more than twentyfive years, serving as director or codirector for numerous oral history projects, leading oral history workshops and making presentations, and she is a founder of the oral history association of minnesota. Oral history in the digital age michigan state university. An oral history of the arrival of modern media in rural appalachia and the melungeon community, is the recipient of numerous literary awards. Sep 16, 2019 oral history victoria 2019 award call for entries oral historians based in victoria anyone engaging with oral history are encouraged to apply for this annual award judged by oral history victoria ohv.
Through publications, meetings, workshops and special events, soha supports and promotes oral history as a method for exploring and recording history, culture, and. Oral history and the public, and program chairs dan kerr and rachel seidman have developed a stimulating program sure to engage the archivists, historians, cultural producers, activists, scholars, teachers and others who. Follow links below for specific award submission guidelines. England to the eagles nest join our most popular tour, based on the bestselling book, band of brothers by museum founder stephen e. The 10 best oral histories from 2012 that you havent had. In 1993, the oral history association established a series of awards to recognize outstanding achievement in oral history. In 2018 the western history association presented the first donald fixico award. Race and the mormon struggle for whiteness, oxford, 2015 received the mormon history association s 2016 best book award, the john whitmer historical association s smithpettit best book award, and the utah state historical societys francis armstrong madsen best history book award. In the late 1990s, marcus undertook another round of interviews for the updated second edition of the book, entitled making gay history 2002. He is active in the national and international oral history community, a past president of the oral history association.
Oral historians anyone engaging with oral history are encouraged to apply for these biennial awards presented by the international oral history association ioha. Awards for publications books, articles, and other formats the herbert baxter adams prize in european history from ancient times. Protect your personal and business investments with travelers insurance. She is past president of the east texas historical association and a board member of the texas oral history association and the ruthe winegarten foundation for texas womens history. Minigrant, southwest oral history association, 2019. Nov 07, 2017 in this post ohma alum fanny julissa garcia 2016 discusses her experience at the recent 2017 oral history association conference in comparison to her first visit to the conference in 2016, and her collaboration on a panel about making oral history into art.
Sloans publications include the coedited listening on the edge. She is the 2012 recipient of ohmars prestigious forrest pogue award, recognizing significant contributions to the field of oral history. Oha holds an annual meeting that focuses on different oral history topics, hosts a wiki for sharing resources, and hosts an online oha network for finding other members with similar interests. Interviews should meet the ethical guidelines and professional standards of the national oral history association. Winners of the oral history association book award award. Oral history section society of american archivists. In 2006, the oral history association awarded her its postsecondary teaching award for these efforts. Chandler and jones win national book award for casino. Dec 06, 2012 the 10 best oral histories from 2012 that you havent had time to read yet. The oral history association oha is a professional association for oral historians and others interested in oral history. Winner of the 2005 oral history association book award on march 24, 1944, nazi occupation forces in rome killed 335 unarmed civilians in retaliation for a partisan attack the day before. The oral history section of the society of american archivists is composed of members of the society and others who are interested in or are actively engaged in conducting oral history interviews andor teach oral history methodology. Hoffman was an associate professor of labor history at penn state, where she founded the labor archives and oral history project.
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. The first edition of the book, published in 1992 under the title making history was a stonewall book award winner in 1992 and was described by acclaimed oral historian studs terkel as one of the definitive works on gay life. Texas veterans remember world war ii college station. We work with partners such as the academy of international business and the international economics association, as well as some of the brightest minds in the humanities, business and social sciences, and are proud that our titles continue to win prestigious prizes year after year. Apr 06, 2020 the disability history association dha promotes the relevance of disability to broader historical enquiry and facilitates research, conference travel, and publication for scholars engaged in any field of disability history. Each year, this award in american history honors a distinguished book in. The western history association benefits from the generosity of donors who have honored the legacy of scholars, members, and individuals from the western history community. She was the principal consultant for the bicentennial labor history exhibit for the philadelphia council of the aflcio. Palmegiano prize in the history of journalism, which will be awarded to the best book in each calendar year on any aspect of the history of journalism, concerning any area of the world, and any period. The oha encourages best practices to guide those interested in conducting oral histories. She is pastpresident of oral history in the midatlantic region ohmar and has presented numerous times at the oral history association oha. The awards are open to oral historians working in any field, across community, academia, media or professions. It serves as the premier meeting place for scholars, archivists, librarians, community activists, and others who use oral history in their explorations of the past and present. Conference soha southwest oral history association.
Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which. The stories, which are the oral histories, can and do stand on their own. The southwest oral history association soha was founded in 1981 to serve practitioners of oral history in arizona, southern california, nevada, new mexico and contiguous areas. The samuel proctor oral history program partners with sponsoring. Environmental activism, science, and storytelling within an intersectional framework. Ohv nurtures a vibrant and informed oral history community, providing opportunities to learn, discuss, and contribute to this dynamic practice. Graduate student paper award takashi michael matsumaru. Abcclio online history award recognizes a person or a group of people producing 1 a freely available online historical collection, or 2 an online tool tailored for the purpose of finding historical materials, or 3 an online teaching aid stimulating creative historical scholarship. The jerry bentley prize for the most outstanding book on world history. The oral history association was founded in 1966 to advance, collect and interpret oral history. She specializes in oral history, womens history, and asian american history. It provides scholarship that troubles both the possibilities and limitations of oral history in relation to the pedagogical and curricular redress of historical harms. As the covid19 coronavirus pandemic and health issues develop, travel bans and freezes on travel funding are.
The award winner will have continue reading ohv awards. Western history association books and public history. See the award page for details, including criteria and past winners. Southwest oral history association, las vegas, nevada. There was not even a lot of discussion about the effects on the narratorsometimes, two or three sen tences, and at the most, a paragraph here and there. Imagining memories in postapartheid south africa by sean field 3. The association recognizes a wide variety of distinguished historical work, which can take the form of an exceptional book in the field, distinguished teaching and. Article award mason multimedia awards book award martha ross. The prize is jointly sponsored by the aha and the canadian historical association, and. Jeffrey veidlingers thoroughly researched, engagingly written, and richly informative book tackles these issues through the tale of the rise and fall of the moscow state yiddish theater. I would have preferred to have those omitted and allow the stories to grow organically without the artifice of the given context.
Stephen sloan history department baylor university. Winner of the 2018 oral history associations elizabeth b. Read more about each award or prize, and then nominate a colleague or apply today. Ioha supports oral historians in conflict zones the international oral history association would like to draw attention to restraints placed on oral historians who. Oral history section 2014 candidate bios society of. Michigan state university, through the matrix center and the michigan state university museum, will partner with the smithsonian institution center for folklife and cultural heritage, the library of congress american folklife center, the american folklore society, and the oral history association to recommend standards and best practices for. The next project awards will be made at the ohas 2019 annual meeting. She strongly believes in the democratizing, transformative power of oral history in archives and advocates for broad access to audiences beyond the. Joseph allan nevins may 20, 1890 march 5, 1971 was an american historian and journalist, known for his extensive work on the history of the civil war and his biographies of such figures as grover cleveland, hamilton fish, henry ford, and john d.
The fellowship allows guerrero to dedicate herself fully to her upcoming book. Inaugural international oral history association awards. State of the heart of oral history mary baker eddy. Asa awards and prizes american studies association. Brown winner of the hal sponsored by the western history k. The oha also recognizes outstanding achievement in oral history through an awards. Utley and beeman also coauthored the awardwinning history ahead. Jun 15, 1983 i enjoyed this book, but i could have done without the bookend chapters that gave the context of a college students oral history project. Books that deal with journalism in relation to other forms of mass communication are eligible for consideration.
He was a leading exponent of business history and oral history. The american association for applied linguistics aaal first book award recognizes a scholar whose first book represents outstanding work in the field of applied linguistics. The moving stories of the victims, the women and children who survived and carried. Intensive foreign language hea title vi fellowship flas for portuguese, university of wisconsinmadison, 2009. I am passionate about both teaching and research, and in 2018 i was awarded the award for teaching excellence, humanities and the arts, in the australian awards for university teaching. Aha awards and prizes american historical association. His current work looks at the use of cartooning as a medium for sharing ethnographic and oral history narratives. Asa awards and prizes are open to all members of the association.
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