HIST 063. History from Below: Oral History and Community-based Archives

How do historians document the experiences of ordinary people and communities that have been left out of dominant narratives? This course introduces students to the practice of oral history and the construction of community-based archives as two ways scholars and practitioners have addressed silences and absences in historical record.
Concentrations: Domination and Resistance
Prerequisite: Previous course in the department or instructor permission.
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Eligible for Method/Theory. Concentrations: Domination and Resistance
Fall 2026. Truong.
Catalog chapter: History
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/history

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