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Workshops & seminars

Photo-Interviewing: Bridging Oral History and Photography


Date & time
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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Speaker(s)

Kelann Currie-Williams, Lea Kabiljo

Cost

This event is free

Contact

Raul Ruiz

Where

J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Room LB-1019

Wheel chair accessible

Yes

This event brings together Lea Kabiljo and Kelann Currie-Williams, oral historians and photographers, who rely on the multi-faceted technique of “photo-interviewing” in their respective work. We will invite attendees to reflect on the relationship that exists between images and storytelling in the context of the oral history interview.

What are the benefits and tensions associated with combining oral history and photography as an interviewing methodology? How do photographs and photo albums transform the space of the interview and help interviewees remember differently? Through workshop and discussion we will share different approaches to integrating photography into oral history interviews – from bringing existing photographs into the interview to capturing portraits of the interviewees.

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