Exploring Oral History Practices at Warwick: Insights and Community Engagement

Discover Pierre Botcherby's doctoral journey and administrative role at Warwick Oral History Network, highlighting the value of interviews, ethics considerations, and community projects. Engage in student-led research initiatives and access resources for oral history enthusiasts.

• Oral History
• Warwick University
• Community Engagement
• Research Practices
• Ethics

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1. My experiences of oral history Pierre Botcherby Doctoral Training Manager, CADRE/M4C Administrative Assistant, Warwick Oral History Network pierre.botcherby@warwick.ac.uk / oralhistorynetwork@warwick.ac.uk

2. In my thesis My own interviews Existing interview collections Written surveys/essays Why did I use interviews etc.? What did they bring to my research? Ethics (HSSREC) Consent forms Archiving Oral History Society training courses OHS annual conference

3. Warwick Oral History Network Community projects Binley Colliery Work with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Undergraduate volunteers Public Engagement funding Production of short booklet Events Termly research seminars Internal reading/discussion group Joint reading group with MONASH Writing days Email oralhistorynetwork@warwick.ac.uk for more information and to be added to our MS Teams space Visit our website for more details of what we do and events that we run

4. Oral history in student-led research Then & Now: Arts at Warwick Student-led history of Arts Faculty Interviews with current/former students/staff Series of lockdown diaries Like Binley project, an example of oral history s public engagement potential

5. Introductory reading and useful resources Introductory reading list on Resources page of Warwick Oral History Network website Oral History Society training courses, e.g. Introduction to Oral History Oral History journal Oral History Review journal