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HIST 786

Oral History Methodology

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

Directed, tape-recorded interviewing as a research device and method of primary source documentation in history and the social sciences. Includes practicum.

Units

Lecture3

Learning Outcomes

  • write a lengthy historiographical analysis or research paper in which historiography figures prominently.
  • identify the main themes of the field in individual and group discussions.
  • analyze examples of major secondary works in the field.
  • perform tape-recorded interviews as a research device and as a method of primary source documentation in history and the social sciences.