An A-to-Z of Oral History | G is for (40% oral history collection on) gun violence in America, 2017-2020

  An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia is a monthly posting featuring the people, events, and organizations in the Oral History Archive at Columbia’s collections, as well as behind-the-scenes info about oral history methodology.   * This post is adapted from the catalog record description written by David Olson, OHAC archivist. Collection title: Forty […]

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Brodsky Prize in Oral History chooses anti-gun violence project as winner

The Oral History Master’s (OHMA) Program recently announced Holly Werner-Thomas’ THE 40% PROJECT: An Oral History of Gun Violence in America & The Survivors: A Documentary Play. An excerpt from the announcement: In this capstone, Holly Werner-Thomas demonstrates the potential of combining art, oral history, and activism to contribute to the critical public political discussions […]

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