The 2023 issue of Studies in Oral History, the journal of Oral History Australia (OHA), is now available. Issue 45, which is freely available online, features the same theme as last year’s OHA Biennial Conference ‘Oral History in Troubling Times:…
A video is now available to help those considering submitting a proposal to the 2024 OHA Biennial Conference. Hosted by OHA national president Alistair Thomson it provides information about the sorts of proposals that can be submitted for the conference…
The report of OHA President Alistair Thomson to the 2023 Annual General Meeting held online on 10 October is now available on the website. You can download the report at: 2023 President’s report or from the Governance page at: See…
The findings from our inaugural technology survey are now available. Thanks to all those who participated. In response to the survey results, Oral History Australia will be developing a dedicated technology page on our website and considering what technology-based training…
Oral History Australia wishes to publicly support voting ‘Yes’ in the forthcoming Australian Indigenous Voice referendum. The first recommendation of the ‘Uluru Statement from the Heart’ was the creation of a ‘Voice to Parliament’ enshrined in the Australian Constitution which…
One of the world’s leading authorities on oral history, Alessandro Portelli, will deliver a keynote address at the next Oral History Australia Biennial Conference to be held in Melbourne from 21 to 24 November 2024. The conference features the theme…
Contributions for the peer review and reports sections of the 2024 issue of our journal Studies in Oral History are now being accepted. The deadline for submission of peer review articles is 1 December 2023 and for reports it is…
The 2024 Oral History Australia technology survey has now closed. Thanks to all who participated. We received responses from all our State associations and are now analysing the results with a view to preparing a new technology page on our…
A short documentary about pioneering oral historian Wendy Lowenstein and her involvement in the Australian folk music scene will be available for free viewing in a webinar on 8 October 2023. The 25-minute documentary ‘What Wendy found’ was produced by…
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of oral history over many years, Oral History Western Australia has issued the following tribute to Doug Ayre who passed away early last month. Western Australia lost one of its most…