Greetings! This week, we are going to record, transcribe, and publish interviews of people in our community. We want to better understand how people are responding to the Coronavirus' impact right now. IMPORTANT: I am not asking you to do these in person, but rather by using two cell phones: 1 used as a speakerphone 1 used as the actual audio recording device. If you do not have access to two phones, please contact me! MINI-PROJECT OUTCOME: A) Each student will have created a written transcription of their interview. B) If possible, each student can have an audio/video recorded interview. 1. A Little Context: Why Oral Histories Are Important-Watch this VIDEO from Dr. Z of Concordia about why Oral Histories are important. -Read this brief handout from Baylor University that has their take on why Oral Histories are important. -Write me an email to check in and explain in a short paragraph why Oral Histories are important to researchers. 2. Select A SubjectTo the best of our ability, we want to choose someone to interview that we know, but don't live with. Think of someone's parent or sibling from another family, for example. Interviewing our direct family members is not ideal because of the potential "conflict of interest" according to my friend, Rob, who is working on his PHD in Anthropology. Talk to me if you need help finding a subject. Once you've selected your subject, set up an interview for Wednesday or later in the week! -Ask for 30 minutes of time to interview. Interview's should be in between 30 min.-1 hour. -Set up the time and location. Please, be safe and opt for interviewing using phones. 3. Pre-Interview: Develop Questions-Before the Interview: Watch this VIDEO from the York Region District School Board to get an overview of a normal process would look like. What will be the differences in how we conduct our Oral Histories? -Develop a list of 25 interview questions. If you need help, check this out. -Submit your draft of questions to Stephen as a Google Doc by Wednesday 8:30am. - 4. Class Meeting: 12pm on WednesdayI'll give you the next steps and answer all your questions here. Please make it and let me know via email if you cannot!
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