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APSA Oral History Project: Contributions by Scholars of Color Interview Series

Political Science Now

As part of an ongoing series examining Contributions of Scholars of Color , the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Department conducted a a second set of oral history interviews during the 2024 National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Annual Meeting held in Los Angeles, California. He received his Ph.D.

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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

These are just a few interactions I’ve had since my students and I shared our public history project, “The Oral History of Forgottonia.” As part of the NCHE project, The Rural Experience in America , history club students at Cuba High School created a podcast about a local history topic of their choosing.

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It’s Time to Replace “Prehistory” With “Deep History”

Sapiens

Instead, we advocate for “deep history.” It focuses on Indigenous knowledge systems, diverse Oral Histories, and a wide range of belongings and objects to expand our understanding of the past. This approach to archaeological research places value on the continuous cultural and social development of humans.

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Using Conversational Video

HistoryRewriter

For the first time in my education career I found myself contemplating something new, perhaps in the rewarding and lucrative field of refrigeration repair. Fortunately, I stayed in the education game, resolved that I could find new ways to effectively scaffold speaking projects to lower student apprehension and anxiety. I was gutted.

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OPINION: Jump in, the water is rising — it’s time to educate students for a sustainable future

The Hechinger Report

We get what we educate for. That’s why it’s time to educate for the future we want: healthy, just and sustainable for ourselves and for generations to come. Children can also collect and publish oral histories about a place. There are lots of ways to begin. Distinguishing weather from climate is a good foundational step.

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Oral History Offers a Model for How Schools Can Introduce Students to Complex Topics

Education Week - Social Studies

Community history projects like a curriculum in Memphis, Tenn. can help students grapple with issues like school segregation, experts say.

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Teach the Struggle for Voting Rights

Zinn Education Project

Now they’re gerrymandering our history to undermine our ability to link our present to the past. Many of the laws about education and voting rights are made by local and state officials. Students share thoughts on what makes a “qualified” voter, then reconsider after reading an oral history by Fannie Lou Hamer.