Interpreting Oral History: A Masterclass with Alistair Thomson
With Alistair Thomson How do we make sense of the memories that we record as oral historians? How do we begin to transform stories into histories? In this workshop […]
With Alistair Thomson How do we make sense of the memories that we record as oral historians? How do we begin to transform stories into histories? In this workshop […]
With Martha Norkunas This advanced oral history workshop focuses on miscommunications and complexities in listening. Participants will read a chapter from my forthcoming book, Learning to Listen, called “Complexities […]
Opening Plenary and Reception: Listening in the Age of Polycrisis Hosted at the MEM — Centre des Mémoires Montréalaises, 1210 Saint-Laurent Boulevard (Nearest metro station: St. Laurent Metro Station) Sponsored by […]
The Kitchen Table Collective: Public Day of Workshops and Talks The Kitchen Table Collective (KTC) is an online network, founded by Anna Sheftel and Stacey Zembrzycki, whose members include leading scholars, […]
With Steven High 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 […]
Keynote speaker: Ioana Radu “ Nurturing worlds of care and belonging: Indigenous Kinscapes and Oral History ” Ioana Radu is a professor at the School of Indigenous Studies at […]
With Frankie Ray In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn the essentials of setting up and recording oral history interviews with both video and audio. We will cover how […]
Facilitated by Anna Sheftel, Stacey Zembrzycki and Cassandra Marsillo, who are Kitchen Table Collective Members Creating open, safe, generative, and generous spaces to tell interview stories is vital to thinking […]
This year, “Team COHDS” will be joining the Concordia Shuffle – an annual fundraiser for student scholarships and bursaries – to help raise funds for our annual “Award of Distinction […]
COHDS Storytelling Festival: “Oral History & Creative Practice” October 6 (Day 1) Join us October 6–9, 2026, for the COHDS Storytelling Festival: Oral History & Creative Practice, a four-day […]
COHDS Storytelling Festival: Festival Exhibitions October 6–9 Explore the festival exhibitions running throughout the COHDS Storytelling Festival from October 6–9, 2026. Featuring film screenings, podcasts, sound, touch, and creative works, […]
COHDS Storytelling Festival: “Oral History & Creative Practice” October 7 (Day 2) Join us October 6–9, 2026, for the COHDS Storytelling Festival: Oral History & Creative Practice, a four-day […]
Time The Sunroom The 4th Space SHIFT Walking Tour 9:30–11:00 Oral History & Performance With Mairéad Filgate & Diego Lopez Francia In-Person Registration 11:00–11:30 ☕ Coffee / Tea Break (Media […]
Time The Sunroom The 4th Space 9:00–10:30 Panel Presentation: The Understanding Social Work Leadership in Canada Oral History Project In-Person Registration 10:30–11:00 ☕ Coffee / Tea Break (Media Lab) […]
Picture credits: Eve Garnier, on the picture: Anita Saj, Signe Waldorff, Carina Raffel, Fatima Cerqueira and Martin Bélanger. With Eve Garnier This participatory workshop invites participants into the […]
Facilitated by Anna Sheftel, Stacey Zembrzycki and Kay Ponthieux Stern, who are Kitchen Table Collective Members Creating open, safe, generative, and generous spaces to tell interview stories is vital to […]
Avec Marie-Josée Gicali Trente ans après le génocide perpétré contre les Tutsi du Rwanda, les séquelles physiques et psychologiques demeurent profondément inscrites dans les corps, les esprits et la mémoire […]
With Anna Sheftel Oral historians are increasingly using their recorders closer to home, to try and understand the lives and legacies of their own families. This is often in […]
Facilitated by Anna Sheftel, Stacey Zembrzycki and Kelann Currie-Williams, who are Kitchen Table Collective Members Creating open, safe, generative, and generous spaces to tell interview stories is vital to thinking […]
Avec Lea Kabiljo 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, […]