(photo credit: Kelann Currie-Williams)
with Kelann Currie-Williams and Lea Kabiljo
This event brings together Lea Kabiljo and Kelann Currie-Williams, oral historians and photographers, who rely on the multi-faceted technique of “photo-interviewing” in their respective work. We will invite attendees to reflect on the relationship that exists between images and storytelling in the context of the oral history interview. What are the benefits and tensions associated with combining oral history and photography as an interviewing methodology? How do photographs and photo albums transform the space of the interview and help interviewees remember differently? Through workshop and discussion we will share different approaches to integrating photography into oral history interviews – from bringing existing photographs into the interview to capturing portraits of the interviewees.
Kelann Currie-Williams is a writer and PhD student at Concordia University’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture, working at the intersections of Visual Culture Studies, History, Black Studies, and Cultural Studies. Kelann’s research focuses on the image-making and photographic preservation histories of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora in Canada from the late 19th to late 20th centuries. Their work has appeared in Urban History Review, the Canadian Journal of History, TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, and Philosophy of Photography. Kelann was a 2023-2024 scholar-in-residence at the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling.
Lea Kabiljo, assistant professor of art education at Université Laval, is a multidisciplinary researcher with expertise in the arts, education, and oral history. She holds a PhD in Art Education from Concordia University and has a particular interest in integrating photography and oral history into the research-creation process. Her research explores the educational potential of this multidisciplinary approach in art education. With experience teaching in school, community, and university settings, Lea is actively engaged in teacher training, with a special focus on the development of socio-emotional skills. She is also recognized for her expertise in oral history and has led numerous research projects in Canada and internationally.
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In person (max 20 people), LB 1019 (Sunroom)
COHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
