ATS4297 - Oral history summer school - 2018

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

History

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Alistair Thomson

Coordinator(s)

Professor Alistair Thomson

Not offered in 2018

Prohibitions

APG4297, APG5297

Notes

The unit may be offered as part of the Summer Arts ProgramSummer Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/summer-program.html).

Synopsis

The unit examines the theory and practice of oral history, drawing upon the rich inter-disciplinary and international literature in the field and through critical reflection on students' own oral history interview practice. Students will explore: debates about memory and oral history; approaches and issues in interview preparation; approaches and issues in conducting oral history interviews; digital audio recording techniques and issues; ethical, epistemological and political issues posed by the oral history relationship; and approaches and issues in the documentation, preservation and use of oral history interviews.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:

  1. critically analyse the key intellectual and political debates about the nature of recorded memory and its use as a source for social and historical research;
  2. assess and employ the essential elements of oral history project preparation, techniques of oral history interviewing, recording and documentation, and Monash University and Oral History Association ethical guidelines;
  3. critique the debates about transcription and documentation, oral history methodologies and the oral history relationship;
  4. critically assess, in oral and written form, the academic scholarship, including methods, assumptions and uses of evidence, and organise and defend a verbal and written argument based upon those assessments;
  5. devise, plan and successfully complete an oral history interview project, including research and preparation, an extended interview and appropriate documentation;
  6. evaluate issues posed within the course of an oral history recording project by drawing upon oral history scholarship.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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