The Oral History online course provides essential theoretical and practical guidelines for designing an oral history project and conducting effective interviews. It addresses key methodological steps, ethical considerations, technical aspects of recording, and the main challenges that may arise during fieldwork and interpretation.
Oral History offers a unique and nuanced understanding of the past, giving voice to lived experiences and helping to fill gaps left by written and documentary records. This course equips participants with the tools needed to responsibly collect, analyze, and preserve oral testimonies as valuable historical sources.
Oral History Online Course
Languages: English Also available in: português | español
Oral History allows us a clearer view of the Past and can fill gaps left by documental records
According to historian Paul Thompson it was the first kind of History.
Today, for historians it is a discipline of history and uses a specific method of collecting and processing oral sources .
Learning Objectives
The Oral History online course aims to familiarize participants with the practice of Oral History, presenting essential guidelines on the practices that can be followed in the professional sphere, as well as the main problems that may arise.
In this certificated Online Course you will learn
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Distinguishing and recognising Oral History as a methodology of History.
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Understand the principles and scope of Oral History
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Design and plan an oral history project
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Conduct structured and ethical oral history interviews
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Identify common methodological and technical challenges
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Critically interpret oral testimonies as historical sources
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Recognize the value of Oral History for research, heritage, and memory
The certificated online course fee includes 24-hour access for an unlimited time to:
- Lessons for each theme of the program
- Downloadable texts
- Explanatory videos
- Evaluation (1 final questionnaire)
- Certificate.
Who should take this Course?
This course is intended for:
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Students and researchers in history, anthropology, sociology, and related fields
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Heritage, museum, and archive professionals
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Educators and cultural mediators
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Community project coordinators
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Anyone interested in memory, identity, and lived history
No prior experience in Oral History is required.
Certificate
How it works
Oral History online course structure
1 – What is Oral History?
- The first type of history
- The process of recording memories
- Is everything you collect Oral History?
2 – The project
- Choosing a project
- Researching and mapping the field of action
- Who to interview and how to approach the public
- Where to go
- Organizing prior information and supporting documentation
3 – The interview
- How to do it
- Authorizations and safeguarding personal data
- How to approach the interviewee
- What equipment to use
- How to process the information
4 – Archiving and making records available
- Archiving data: main considerations
- Sharing the stories told
