Past Events

  • Introduction to Oral History – Part 1

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Lauren Laframboise and Kelann Currie-Williams  English This workshop will provide you with some of the fundamentals in the interdisciplinary field of oral history. Participants will learn about an oral history approach to interviewing, ethics in research, and the many ways that oral histories are shared with the public. This workshop is strongly recommended to […]

  • Introduction to Oral History – Part 2

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Kelann Currie-Williams and Lauren Laframboise  English This workshop will provide you with some of the fundamentals in the interdisciplinary field of oral history. Participants will learn about an oral history approach to interviewing, ethics in research, and the many ways that oral histories are shared with the public. This workshop is strongly recommended to […]

  • Camera Basics

    LB 1042.03 (Moonroom) 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Vitalyi Bulychev  English This workshop aims to introduce oral historians to the basics of camera work. While familiarizing ourselves with the equipment and what it has to offer, we will explore how to set up the cameras for interviews and what to consider while breaking down other best practices to ensure quality recordings.  Vitalyi […]

  • Deep Listening to Life Stories

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Steven High  English The workshop will invite you to engage deeply with a videotaped interview  of a Rwandan genocide survivor recorded as part of the Montreal Life Stories project. We will explore different ways of interpreting an interview recording and transcription including narrative analysis, life course visualization, analysis of emotion, etc.  We will send […]

  • *New Date* How to approach a podcast

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Sivan Black-Rotchin  This workshop will speak to the decision-making process and critical thinking required in making podcasts. If you are doing oral history interviews and planning to use the material to do podcasts, this workshop can help you think through the basic tech requirements, editing skills, challenges, ethics and joys of developing podcasts.  Bio: […]

  • *New date* Introduction to Audio Recording

    LB 1042.03 (Moonroom) 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Vitalyi Bulychev  English  This workshop aims to introduce oral historians to the basics of audio recording. While familiarizing ourselves with the equipment and what it has to offer, we will explore how to set up the audio equipment for interviews, what to consider when using recorders and other best practices to ensure a seamless […]

  • Camera Basics

    LB 1042.03 (Moonroom) 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Vitalyi Bulychev   English  This workshop aims to introduce oral historians to the basics of camera work. While familiarizing ourselves with the equipment and what it has to offer, we will explore how to set up the cameras for interviews and what to consider while breaking down other best practices to ensure quality recordings. participants […]

  • Introduction à l’histoire orale – partie 1

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    avec Lauren Laframboise et Mélissa-Anne Ménard  Français  Cet atelier vous permettra d’explorer certains des éléments fondamentaux dans le domaine interdisciplinaire de l'histoire orale. Les participants découvriront une approche aux entretiens spécifique à l'histoire orale, l'éthique de la recherche et les nombreuses façons dont les histoires orales sont partagées avec le public. Cet atelier est fortement […]

  • Introduction to Audio Recording

    with Vitalyi Bulychev   English   This workshop aims to introduce oral historians to the basics of audio recording. While familiarizing ourselves with the equipment and what it has to offer, we will explore how to set up the audio equipment for interviews, what to consider when using recorders and other best practices to ensure a seamless […]

  • Introduction à l’histoire orale – partie 2

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    avec Lauren Laframboise et Mélissa-Anne Ménard  Français  Cet atelier vous permettra d’explorer certains des éléments fondamentaux dans le domaine interdisciplinaire de l'histoire orale. Les participants découvriront une approche aux entretiens spécifique à l'histoire orale, l'éthique de la recherche et les nombreuses façons dont les histoires orales sont partagées avec le public. Cet atelier est fortement […]

  • Queer Oral History

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Gabryelle Iaconetti and Liam Devitt   English   The workshop and discussion will offer reflections on methodological and ethical approaches to undertaking queer oral history in research. How does one conduct oral history interviews with queer narrators? What is particular about queer oral history? How has oral testimony been significant in the figuration of queer […]

  • Co-designing technologies to communicate embodied experiences: Vibrotactile technologies research workshop with VibraFusionLab

    LB 1042.03 (Moonroom) 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Dr. Naila Kuhlmann, David Bobier, and Anna Vigeland A participatory research and creation workshop led by Dr. Naila Kuhlmann (McGill Biapt Lab, CRITAC), with the collaboration of David Bobier (VibraFusionLab), assisted by Anna Vigeland (COHDS member), exploring how immersive and interactive technologies can help convey sensory, bodily and felt experiences that are difficult to see or […]

  • Llamado y Respuesta: ¿Quién escucha a César? | Call and Response: who listens to Cesar?

    Studio MB.7.265, John Molson Building 1450 Guy Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Un evento del Laboratorio de Actos de Escucha y del Coro a la Escucha | A research-creation event by the Acts of Listening Lab and the Listening Choir. May 17, and 18, 2024, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (including light refreshments and talk back discussion) (In Spanish, a written translation into English will be provided) We […]

  • Climate Play – a climate change verbatim theatre workshop

    Concordia Dance Studio 1600 Blvd De Maisonneuve West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    with Joel Bernbaum, and Yvette Nolan English Concordia's Acts of Listening Lab & COHDS, & IMAGO theatre invite you to a climate change verbatim theatre workshop led by Yvette Nola and Joel Bernbaum. Like live documentaries, these plays are made from interview transcripts, joint us to fine-tune your tools and skill to make a verbatim […]

  • Introduction to Oral History

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Steven High  English This workshop will provide you with some of the fundamentals in the interdisciplinary field of oral history. Participants will learn about an oral history approach to interviewing, ethics in research, and the many ways that oral histories are shared with the public. This workshop is strongly recommended to all new affiliates, […]

  • Rescheduled to winter 2025 – Rethinking our Territorial Acknowledgment

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    •••Please note this event has been postponed until Winter 2025. We look forward to seeing you then!*** with Catherine Kineweskwêw  Richardson and Mélissa-Anne Ménard English  This gathering consists of an invitation to COHDS’ community members to come together and create a statement of commitment and appreciation for the land we live on and the traditional […]

  • Women and Invisible Labour: Re-Imagining the Archive

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    with Varda Nisar and Lola Rémy English This workshop offers to reflect on archives as sites of contested knowledge, and to envision avenues and methodologies to open them to more inclusive decolonial and feminist perspectives. Dr. Lola Rémy examines how the archives of experimental filmmakers rest on the invisible labour of their wives and daughters, […]

  • Photo-Interviewing: Bridging Oral History and Photography

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    (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 […]

  • How to Storyboard: A Hands-On Workshop in Digital Storytelling and Interactive Exhibit Design

    Concordia University, LB-1042 (COHDS) 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd O, Montreal

    with Hannah Pinilla English  Join us in the COHDS Computer Lab for an engaging 2 to 2.5-hour workshop designed to enhance your skills in digital storytelling and interactive exhibit creation. Participants will be asked to develop a mini exhibit concept incorporating edited digital content gathered from a brief exercise in conversational interviewing.    In pairs, participants […]

  • Deep Listening to Life Stories

    LB-1019 (Sunroom), COHDS 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd W., Montreal, Québec, Canada

    * Please note this event has been rescheduled to 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. with Steven High  The workshop will invite you to engage deeply with a videotaped interview of a Rwandan genocide survivor recorded as part of the Montreal Life Stories project. We will explore different ways of interpreting an interview recording and transcription including […]