HIST 3309 - Local and Oral History

Credit(s): 3

An introduction to the varied uses and values of local and oral history. First, the study of local history considers bringing together representations about the past, both amateur and academic, that share a relationship to a specific place. Second, oral history represents a unique historical source that is both similar to and different from other more traditional historical sources. Local and oral history, considered together, are intimately related as historians, particularly public historians, are often asked to research and document specific place-based histories (to which oral history is often utilized to do so). More excitingly, the course offers students the opportunity to become practicinglocal and oralhistorians by working with and interviewing local individuals in and around East Texas.
Repeated: No Non-Course Prerequisite(s):
6 hours of History