From Story to History: Storytelling and Historical Research
Location
Massey Boardroom
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
3-10-2003 10:00 AM
Description
Jeff Coker, of Belmont’s History Department, will discuss oral history as a form of storytelling: how historians have used, and continue to use, oral history, as well as its strengths and limitations as a methodology. He will be joined by several of his students who will discuss their experiences as part of a summer CAS Scholar Community on the Belmont Oral History Project.
Recommended Citation
Coker, Jeff, "From Story to History: Storytelling and Historical Research" (2003). Humanities Symposium. 6.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2003/2003/6
From Story to History: Storytelling and Historical Research
Massey Boardroom
Jeff Coker, of Belmont’s History Department, will discuss oral history as a form of storytelling: how historians have used, and continue to use, oral history, as well as its strengths and limitations as a methodology. He will be joined by several of his students who will discuss their experiences as part of a summer CAS Scholar Community on the Belmont Oral History Project.
